Guided cath fluid drainage 10030 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

$1,068.55

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.

$1,068.55

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.

$149.60 with Amerigroup vs $4,690.00 with Humana — 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
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $149.60 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $177.38 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $179.52 ↓ -83%
Texas Health Network MCD $252.45 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $253.25 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $253.25 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup MGMCD $270.48 ↓ -75%
United MGMCD $276.42 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $283.36 ↓ -73%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $283.36 ↓ -73%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $283.36 ↓ -73%
Molina Healthcare STAR $283.36 ↓ -73%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $288.51 ↓ -73%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $288.51 ↓ -73%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $288.51 ↓ -73%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $288.51 ↓ -73%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -72%
Humana MCD $322.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $325.20 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $373.99 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $427.42 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $459.48 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $480.85 ↓ -55%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -53%
Coventry National First Health COMM $569.54 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $587.70 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $587.70 ↓ -45%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -44%
Independent Medical System COMM $641.13 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $641.13 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $641.13 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $694.56 ↓ -35%
WellMed MGMCR $714.92 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $801.41 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $876.21 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $908.27 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $908.27 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $908.27 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $908.27 ↓ -15%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -11%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -11%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -11%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -11%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -11%
Affiliated PPO COMM $961.70 ↓ -10%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,085.82 ↑ +2%
BCBS BAV $1,195.62 ↑ +12%
BCBS HMO $1,262.72 ↑ +18%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,372.52 ↑ +28%
BCBS PPO $1,476.22 ↑ +38%
United SmallGroup $1,534.00 ↑ +44%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00 ↑ +48%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00 ↑ +62%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↑ +88%
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00 ↑ +96%
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00 ↑ +96%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↑ +98%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00 ↑ +105%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00 ↑ +109%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00 ↑ +109%
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00 ↑ +115%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00 ↑ +128%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00 ↑ +128%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00 ↑ +129%
Cigna CSN $2,518.00 ↑ +136%
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00 ↑ +145%
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00 ↑ +145%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,728.00 ↑ +155%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00 ↑ +165%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00 ↑ +165%
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00 ↑ +169%
Oscar HIX $2,979.00 ↑ +179%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00 ↑ +191%
Cigna PPO $3,244.00 ↑ +204%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↑ +298%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +339%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +339%

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