Exchange biliary drg cath at HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD

5324 ATASCOCITA RD, HUMBLE, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1811942238

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$7,880.53

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$7,880.53

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $15,767.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,103.27 ↓ -86%
Texas Health Network MCD $1,128.51 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,209.12 ↓ -85%
United MGMCD $1,235.65 ↓ -84%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $1,266.69 ↓ -84%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $1,266.69 ↓ -84%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $1,266.69 ↓ -84%
Molina Healthcare STAR $1,266.69 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,289.72 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,289.72 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,289.72 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,289.72 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,308.17 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,323.93 ↓ -83%
Humana MCD $1,439.42 ↓ -82%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $1,453.70 ↓ -82%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,867.69 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,867.69 ↓ -76%
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00 ↓ -73%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00 ↓ -69%
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $2,758.19 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,152.21 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,388.63 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $3,546.24 ↓ -55%
WellMed MGMCR $3,614.70 ↓ -54%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,200.32 ↓ -47%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -46%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,334.29 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,334.29 ↓ -45%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -40%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $4,728.32 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,728.32 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $4,728.32 ↓ -40%
United SmallGroup $4,760.00 ↓ -40%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↓ -37%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,122.34 ↓ -35%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,534.63 ↓ -30%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -26%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $5,910.40 ↓ -25%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00 ↓ -24%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 ↓ -23%
BCBS BAV $6,094.31 ↓ -23%
BCBS HMO $6,436.33 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,462.03 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,698.45 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $6,698.45 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $6,698.45 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $6,698.45 ↓ -15%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00 ↓ -14%
BCBS EPOSOA $6,996.02 ↓ -11%
Oscar HIX $7,014.00 ↓ -11%
Affiliated PPO COMM $7,092.48 ↓ -10%
BCBS PPO $7,524.60 ↓ -5%
Cigna CSN $12,240.00 ↑ +55%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $13,261.00 ↑ +68%
Cigna PPO $15,767.00 ↑ +100%

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