Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years 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

$4,393.91

Cash price

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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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$4,393.91

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.

$437.34 with Texas Health Network vs $11,153.00 with Oscar — 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 $437.34 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -89%
United MGMCD $478.87 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $490.90 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $490.90 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STAR $490.90 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $490.90 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $499.82 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $499.82 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $499.82 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $499.82 ↓ -89%
Humana MCD $557.84 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $563.38 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $887.57 ↓ -80%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $1,537.87 ↓ -65%
WellMed MGMCR $1,589.23 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,757.56 ↓ -60%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -57%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,977.26 ↓ -55%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -54%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -54%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -54%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna CSN $2,284.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,341.95 ↓ -47%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -46%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -46%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00 ↓ -45%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00 ↓ -45%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,474.00 ↓ -44%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -42%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -42%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -38%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,903.41 ↓ -34%
Cigna PPO $2,942.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -33%
BCBS BAV $3,197.01 ↓ -27%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,295.43 ↓ -25%
BCBS HMO $3,376.44 ↓ -23%
BCBS EPOSOA $3,670.04 ↓ -16%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,734.82 ↓ -15%
BCBS PPO $3,947.33 ↓ -10%
United SmallGroup $4,183.00 ↓ -5%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -3%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,340.00 ↓ -1%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +7%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +7%
United AllPayerAppendix $5,976.00 ↑ +36%
Oscar HIX $11,153.00 ↑ +154%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42

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