Insert hepatic shunt (tips) 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

$38,400.88

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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.

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$38,400.88

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $34,560.79 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
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -98%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $2,545.98 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,854.00 ↓ -93%
Oscar HIX $3,390.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna NBHMO $3,791.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna NBPOS $3,791.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMMPOS $4,027.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMMHMO $4,027.00 ↓ -90%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna NBPPO $4,278.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,546.00 ↓ -88%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -88%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -88%
Aetna OONPOS $4,739.00 ↓ -88%
Aetna OONHMO $4,739.00 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $4,992.11 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $4,992.11 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $4,992.11 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $4,992.11 ↓ -87%
Aetna ASAPOS $5,119.00 ↓ -87%
Aetna ASAHMO $5,119.00 ↓ -87%
Aetna OONPPO $5,347.00 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $5,376.12 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $5,376.12 ↓ -86%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,777.00 ↓ -85%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $6,374.55 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $6,451.35 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $6,720.15 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $6,720.15 ↓ -83%
Superior ValueHMO $7,603.37 ↓ -80%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7,862.08 ↓ -80%
BCBS BAV $8,659.44 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $9,101.01 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $9,101.01 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $9,808.31 ↓ -74%
Curative Administrators COMM $9,875.00 ↓ -74%
BCBS EPOSOA $9,945.49 ↓ -74%
BCBS HMO $10,082.67 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $10,368.24 ↓ -73%
United SmallGroup $11,200.00 ↓ -71%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $11,520.26 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $13,440.31 ↓ -65%
Cigna CSN $14,974.00 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $15,360.35 ↓ -60%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $15,678.00 ↓ -59%
United AllPayerAppendix $16,000.00 ↓ -58%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $16,207.00 ↓ -58%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $16,223.00 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $16,512.38 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $17,280.40 ↓ -55%
Cigna PPO $19,289.00 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $20,467.67 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $21,120.48 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $21,120.48 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $23,040.53 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $23,040.53 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $23,040.53 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $24,960.57 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $28,800.66 ↓ -25%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $30,720.70 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $31,488.72 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $32,640.75 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $32,640.75 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $32,640.75 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $32,640.75 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $34,560.79 ↓ -10%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,699.59 $1,911.46 – $5,549.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,180.79 $71.00 – $27,530.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $9,754.48 $1,448.96 – $39,592.62

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