Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain 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

$920.91

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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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$920.91

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.

$28.40 with Superior Health Plan vs $904.08 with BCBS — 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

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 CHPFC $28.40 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STAR $28.40 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $28.40 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $28.40 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $28.40 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $61.53 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $61.53 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $61.53 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $61.53 ↓ -93%
Oscar HIX $92.30 ↓ -90%
United OptionsPPO $95.61 ↓ -90%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $120.70 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $128.93 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $128.93 ↓ -86%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $129.22 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $152.87 ↓ -83%
BCBS Traditional $165.67 ↓ -82%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $189.33 ↓ -79%
United GlobalAppendix $213.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $218.26 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $218.26 ↓ -76%
Coventry National First Health COMM $252.28 ↓ -73%
United SmallGroup $291.26 ↓ -68%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -68%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26 ↓ -68%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $322.32 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $322.32 ↓ -65%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $355.00 ↓ -61%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $395.99 ↓ -57%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $402.33 ↓ -56%
Averde Health Commercial $414.41 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $414.41 ↓ -55%
Aetna QHPExchange $451.20 ↓ -51%
Cigna CSN $486.22 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $506.50 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $506.50 ↓ -45%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $526.64 ↓ -43%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $552.55 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $552.55 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $552.55 ↓ -40%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $572.49 ↓ -38%
Humana PPO $587.63 ↓ -36%
Humana HMO $587.63 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $598.59 ↓ -35%
Aetna NBPPO $600.04 ↓ -35%
Aetna NBHMO $600.04 ↓ -35%
Aetna NBPOS $600.04 ↓ -35%
Cigna PPO $626.58 ↓ -32%
BCBS BAV $632.00 ↓ -31%
Aetna COMMPOS $637.48 ↓ -31%
Aetna COMMHMO $637.48 ↓ -31%
Aetna COMMPPO $637.48 ↓ -31%
Aetna OONHMO $748.88 ↓ -19%
Aetna OONPPO $748.88 ↓ -19%
Aetna OONPOS $748.88 ↓ -19%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $755.15 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $782.77 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $782.77 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $782.77 ↓ -15%
BCBS HMO $790.71 ↓ -14%
Aetna ASAHMO $809.73 ↓ -12%
Aetna ASAPPO $809.73 ↓ -12%
Aetna ASAPOS $809.73 ↓ -12%
Affiliated PPO COMM $828.82 ↓ -10%
BCBS EPOSOA $847.40 ↓ -8%
BCBS PPO $904.08 ↓ -2%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,007.00 $13.80 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,007.00 $10.03 – $423.12
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,007.00 $12.99 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,007.00 $15.64 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,007.00 $25.17 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,007.00 $16.24 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,007.00 $12.99 – $423.12

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