In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe 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

$1,341.11

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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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$1,341.11

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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$80.47 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,391.56 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 STAR $80.47 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $80.47 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $80.47 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $80.47 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $80.47 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $149.16 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $174.34 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $174.34 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $174.34 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $174.34 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $187.76 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $187.76 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $222.62 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $225.31 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $261.52 ↓ -80%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $289.87 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $317.84 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $317.84 ↓ -76%
BCBS BAV $320.00 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $341.98 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $366.12 ↓ -73%
BCBS HMO $400.37 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $429.07 ↓ -68%
BCBS PPO $457.76 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $469.39 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $469.39 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $469.39 ↓ -65%
Aetna QHPExchange $524.08 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $536.44 ↓ -60%
Cigna CSN $575.15 ↓ -57%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $576.68 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $603.50 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $603.50 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $603.50 ↓ -55%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $622.97 ↓ -54%
Aetna NBPOS $696.96 ↓ -48%
Aetna NBPPO $696.96 ↓ -48%
Aetna NBHMO $696.96 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $714.81 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $737.61 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $737.61 ↓ -45%
Aetna COMMHMO $740.45 ↓ -45%
Aetna COMMPPO $740.45 ↓ -45%
Aetna COMMPOS $740.45 ↓ -45%
Cigna PPO $741.19 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $804.67 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $804.67 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $804.67 ↓ -40%
Aetna OONHMO $869.84 ↓ -35%
Aetna OONPPO $869.84 ↓ -35%
Aetna OONPOS $869.84 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp COMM $871.72 ↓ -35%
Aetna ASAHMO $940.51 ↓ -30%
Aetna ASAPPO $940.51 ↓ -30%
Aetna ASAPOS $940.51 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,005.83 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,099.71 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,139.94 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,139.94 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,139.94 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,139.94 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,207.00 ↓ -10%
Humana PPO $1,391.56 ↑ +4%
Humana HMO $1,391.56 ↑ +4%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $352.98 $36.00 – $529.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $296.45 $36.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $352.98 $36.00 – $529.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $352.98 $26.00 – $529.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $296.45 $36.00 – $444.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79

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