Inj, bupivacaine liposome 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

$4,785.63

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.

$4,785.63

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.

$1.44 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $4,307.07 with Affiliated PPO — 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
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $1.44 ↓ -100%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1.44 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2.38 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $2.38 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $2.38 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3.15 ↓ -100%
Cigna CSN $3.61 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3.90 ↓ -100%
BCBS HMO $4.33 ↓ -100%
BCBS EPOSOA $4.33 ↓ -100%
BCBS PPO $4.33 ↓ -100%
Cigna PPO $4.65 ↓ -100%
BCBS BAV $5.41 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan STAR $287.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $287.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $287.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $287.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $287.14 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $622.13 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $622.13 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $622.13 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $622.13 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $669.99 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $669.99 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $794.41 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $803.99 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,134.19 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,134.19 ↓ -76%
Humana PPO $1,527.09 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $1,527.09 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $1,674.97 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,057.82 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,153.53 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,550.74 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,632.10 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,632.10 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,871.38 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,871.38 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,871.38 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,110.66 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,589.22 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,924.22 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $4,067.79 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,067.79 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,067.79 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,067.79 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $4,307.07 ↓ -10%

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