Hdr rdncl ntrstl/icav brchtx 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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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.

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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.

$1,176.58 with BCBS vs $11,408.74 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,176.58
BCBS BAV $1,298.74
BCBS EPOSOA $1,928.82
BCBS HMO $1,928.82
BCBS PPO $1,928.82
Aetna QHPExchange $3,184.94
Aetna NBPPO $4,233.09
Aetna NBHMO $4,233.09
Aetna NBPOS $4,233.09
Aetna COMMHMO $4,503.00
Aetna COMMPPO $4,503.00
Aetna COMMPOS $4,503.00
Aetna OONHMO $5,294.73
Aetna OONPOS $5,294.73
Aetna OONPPO $5,294.73
Aetna ASAHMO $5,722.09
Aetna ASAPPO $5,722.09
Aetna ASAPOS $5,722.09
Humana PPO $11,408.74
Humana HMO $11,408.74

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Hdr rdncl ntrstl/icav brchtx at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,599.36 $453.15 – $1,999.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,945.79 $1,018.01 – $7,418.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,017.34 $664.67 – $5,021.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,599.36 $426.50 – $1,999.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,945.79 $664.67 – $7,418.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,945.79 $1,776.14 – $7,418.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,017.34 $664.67 – $6,026.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,599.36 $426.50 – $1,999.20

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