Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff 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

$11,121.23

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$11,121.23

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 $15,767.00 with Cigna — 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
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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 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -91%
Texas Health Network MCD $1,520.47 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,556.97 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,629.08 ↓ -85%
United MGMCD $1,664.82 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $1,706.65 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STAR $1,706.65 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $1,706.65 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $1,706.65 ↓ -85%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,737.68 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,737.68 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,737.68 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,737.68 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,846.12 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,868.37 ↓ -83%
Humana MCD $1,939.38 ↓ -83%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $1,958.62 ↓ -82%
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00 ↓ -81%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00 ↓ -76%
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,635.73 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,635.73 ↓ -76%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00 ↓ -75%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00 ↓ -75%
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00 ↓ -74%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00 ↓ -72%
WellMed MGMCR $3,614.70 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $3,892.43 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,448.49 ↓ -60%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -58%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -58%
United SmallGroup $4,760.00 ↓ -57%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $4,782.13 ↓ -57%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $5,004.55 ↓ -55%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,534.63 ↓ -50%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $5,927.62 ↓ -47%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00 ↓ -46%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 ↓ -45%
BCBS BAV $6,094.31 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $6,116.68 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $6,116.68 ↓ -45%
BCBS HMO $6,436.33 ↓ -42%
Independent Medical System COMM $6,672.74 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,672.74 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $6,672.74 ↓ -40%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00 ↓ -39%
BCBS EPOSOA $6,996.02 ↓ -37%
Oscar HIX $7,014.00 ↓ -37%
Coastal Comp COMM $7,228.80 ↓ -35%
BCBS PPO $7,524.60 ↓ -32%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $8,340.92 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,119.41 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $9,453.05 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $9,453.05 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $9,453.05 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $9,453.05 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $10,009.11 ↓ -10%
Cigna CSN $12,240.00 ↑ +10%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $13,261.00 ↑ +19%
Cigna PPO $15,767.00 ↑ +42%

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Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,524.66 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,943.21 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,698.52 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,524.66 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,943.21 $85.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,943.21 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,698.52 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,524.66 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48

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