Extrnl counterpulse, per tx 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

$1,917.67

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.

$1,917.67

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.

$115.06 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,630.02 with Multiplan — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $115.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $115.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $115.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $115.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $115.06 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $249.30 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $249.30 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $249.30 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $249.30 ↓ -87%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $255.13 ↓ -87%
BCBS BAV $281.30 ↓ -85%
Cigna CSN $283.82 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $306.83 ↓ -84%
BCBS HMO $352.17 ↓ -82%
BCBS EPOSOA $352.17 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $352.17 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $364.36 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $373.95 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $387.37 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $489.01 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $508.18 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $523.52 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $615.57 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $615.57 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $615.57 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $655.84 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $655.84 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $655.84 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $671.18 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $767.07 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $767.07 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $768.99 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $768.99 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $768.99 ↓ -60%
Aetna ASAHMO $830.35 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $830.35 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $830.35 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $862.95 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,022.12 ↓ -47%
Humana PPO $1,305.26 ↓ -32%
Humana HMO $1,305.26 ↓ -32%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,438.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,630.02 ↓ -15%

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Extrnl counterpulse, per tx at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $297.63 $61.26 – $446.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $283.46 $56.69 – $354.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $297.63 $95.54 – $446.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $297.63 $153.78 – $446.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $283.46 $94.49 – $425.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $297.63 $59.53 – $372.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $297.63 $74.41 – $446.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $283.46 $51.97 – $425.19

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