Intracranial complete study 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

$4,120.91

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.

$4,120.91

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.

$228.85 with Texas Health Network vs $3,708.82 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 Health Network MCD $228.85 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $230.13 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $230.13 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $230.13 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $230.13 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $233.52 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $233.52 ↓ -94%
United MGMCD $234.73 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $247.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $247.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $247.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $247.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $247.25 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $248.54 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $256.87 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STAR $256.87 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $256.87 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $256.87 ↓ -94%
Humana MCD $291.90 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -88%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $533.82 ↓ -87%
BCBS BAV $588.58 ↓ -86%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -85%
Cigna CSN $609.89 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $659.35 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $684.07 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $692.31 ↓ -83%
BCBS EPOSOA $736.86 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $736.86 ↓ -82%
BCBS HMO $736.86 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $782.97 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $803.58 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $976.66 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $976.66 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,050.83 ↓ -75%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,092.04 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,125.01 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $1,322.81 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $1,322.81 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $1,322.81 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,409.35 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,409.35 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,409.35 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $1,442.32 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,442.32 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $1,442.32 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,648.36 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,648.36 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $1,652.48 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $1,652.48 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $1,652.48 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,771.99 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,784.35 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,784.35 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,784.35 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $1,854.41 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $1,854.41 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,854.41 ↓ -55%
Humana PPO $2,117.09 ↓ -49%
Humana HMO $2,117.09 ↓ -49%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,196.45 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,266.50 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,266.50 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,472.55 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,472.55 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,472.55 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $2,678.59 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,090.68 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,379.15 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,502.77 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $3,502.77 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,502.77 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,502.77 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,708.82 ↓ -10%

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Intracranial complete study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,635.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,308.50 $269.33 – $1,962.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $687.43 $227.71 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,635.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,962.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,308.50 $241.72 – $1,962.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $687.43 $227.71 – $1,031.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,635.62

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