Impres&prep def obt prosth 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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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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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.

$594.45 with Texas Health Network vs $19,289.00 with Cigna — 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 $594.45
Amerigroup MGMCD $636.91
United MGMCD $650.88
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $667.24
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $667.24
Molina Healthcare CHIP $667.24
Molina Healthcare STAR $667.24
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $679.37
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $679.37
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $679.37
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $679.37
Humana MCD $758.23
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $765.74
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
WellMed MGMCR $3,347.22
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,891.45
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $6,326.00
BCBS BAV $6,487.12
BCBS PPO $6,756.40
United SmallGroup $6,860.00
BCBS EPOSOA $7,148.07
BCBS HMO $7,539.75
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $7,618.00
Curative Administrators COMM $7,799.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $8,104.00
Oscar HIX $9,653.00
United AllPayerAppendix $9,800.00
Cigna CSN $14,974.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $16,223.00
Cigna PPO $19,289.00

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Impres&prep def obt prosth at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $8,434.87 $71.00 – $12,652.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,960.85 $71.00 – $8,701.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $8,434.87 $85.00 – $12,652.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $8,434.87 $606.58 – $12,652.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $6,960.85 $71.00 – $10,441.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $8,434.87 $71.00 – $10,543.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $8,434.87 $71.00 – $12,652.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $6,960.85 $71.00 – $10,441.27

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