Fetal non stress test 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

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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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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.

$15.46 with Texas Health Network vs $1,702.00 with United — 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 Health Network MCD $15.46
Amerigroup MGMCD $16.57
United MGMCD $16.93
Molina Healthcare STAR $17.36
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $17.36
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $17.36
Molina Healthcare CHIP $17.36
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $17.67
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $17.67
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $17.67
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $17.67
Humana MCD $19.72
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $19.92
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $21.03
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $21.03
BCBS MyBlueHealth $37.85
BCBS BAV $41.79
BCBS HMO $52.28
BCBS EPOSOA $56.03
BCBS PPO $59.78
Superior Health Plan CHIP $68.47
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $68.47
Superior Health Plan STARKids $68.47
Superior Health Plan STAR $68.47
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $68.47
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $159.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $189.43
United OptionsPPO $191.71
WellMed MGMCR $204.11
Oscar HIX $222.52
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $270.45
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $270.45
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $290.99
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Aetna QHPExchange $302.40
Evry Health BroadNetwork $311.53
Humana PPO $364.13
Humana HMO $364.13
Aetna NBHMO $366.30
Aetna NBPPO $366.30
Aetna NBPOS $366.30
Aetna COMMPPO $390.27
Aetna COMMHMO $390.27
Aetna COMMPOS $390.27
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $399.40
Imagine Health PPO $399.40
BCBS Traditional $399.40
Curative Administrators COMM $456.45
Aetna OONPOS $457.59
Aetna OONHMO $457.59
Aetna OONPPO $457.59
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $490.69
Aetna ASAHMO $494.11
Aetna ASAPPO $494.11
Aetna ASAPOS $494.11
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $513.51
Averde Health Commercial $513.51
United GlobalAppendix $513.51
Cigna CSN $528.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $572.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $608.22
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $627.62
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $627.62
Cigna PPO $680.00
Independent Medical System COMM $684.68
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $684.68
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $684.68
Coastal Comp COMM $741.73
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $855.85
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $935.73
USA Managed Care COMM $969.96
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $969.96
Physicians, INC COMM $969.96
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $969.96
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,027.02
United SmallGroup $1,120.00
United AllPayerAppendix $1,600.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,702.00

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Fetal non stress test at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $557.85 $15.78 – $697.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $567.54 $16.88 – $851.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $497.73 $15.78 – $622.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $557.85 $15.78 – $697.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $567.54 $16.88 – $851.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $567.54 $15.78 – $851.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $497.73 $15.78 – $746.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $557.85 $15.78 – $697.31

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