Knee Arthroscopy (Meniscus Trimming) at HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD

5324 ATASCOCITA RD, HUMBLE, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1811942238

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

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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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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.

$1,066.50 with Texas Health Network vs $11,801.00 with Cigna — 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 $1,066.50 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,142.68 —
United MGMCD $1,167.76 —
Molina Healthcare CHIP $1,197.10 —
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $1,197.10 —
Molina Healthcare STAR $1,197.10 —
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $1,197.10 —
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,218.86 —
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,218.86 —
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,218.86 —
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,218.86 —
Humana MCD $1,360.34 —
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $1,373.83 —
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,369.00 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00 —
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,369.00 —
WellMed MGMCR $3,303.34 —
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 —
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,505.00 —
United SmallGroup $4,760.00 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,872.66 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 —
Aetna NBHMO $5,202.00 —
Aetna NBPOS $5,202.00 —
Aetna NBPPO $5,202.00 —
BCBS BAV $5,365.40 —
Aetna COMMHMO $5,527.00 —
Aetna COMMPPO $5,527.00 —
Aetna COMMPOS $5,527.00 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $5,604.59 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $5,604.59 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $5,604.59 —
BCBS HMO $5,666.52 —
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00 —
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 —
BCBS EPOSOA $6,159.26 —
Aetna OONPPO $6,503.00 —
Aetna OONPOS $6,503.00 —
Aetna OONHMO $6,503.00 —
BCBS PPO $6,624.63 —
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00 —
Oscar HIX $7,014.00 —
Aetna ASAPOS $7,026.00 —
Aetna ASAHMO $7,026.00 —
Aetna ASAPPO $7,026.00 —
Averde Health Commercial $7,500.00 —
Cigna CSN $9,161.00 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $9,925.00 —
Cigna PPO $11,801.00 —

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Knee Arthroscopy (Meniscus Trimming) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,896.44 $71.00 – $8,844.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $8,186.99 $71.00 – $10,233.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,896.44 $85.00 – $8,844.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,896.44 $1,088.27 – $8,844.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,186.99 $71.00 – $12,280.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $5,896.44 $71.00 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $5,896.44 $71.00 – $8,844.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $8,186.99 $71.00 – $12,280.49

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