M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq 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

$1,799.97

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.

$1,799.97

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.

$18.55 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,557.51 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $18.55 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $18.55 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $18.55 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $18.55 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STAR $18.55 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $40.18 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $40.18 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $40.18 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $40.18 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $60.28 ↓ -97%
United OptionsPPO $62.44 ↓ -97%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $78.82 ↓ -96%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $84.39 ↓ -95%
BCBS Traditional $108.19 ↓ -94%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $123.64 ↓ -93%
United GlobalAppendix $139.10 ↓ -92%
United SmallGroup $149.16 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16 ↓ -92%
Coventry National First Health COMM $164.76 ↓ -91%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $231.83 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $252.00 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $252.00 ↓ -86%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $262.74 ↓ -85%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $289.87 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $298.80 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $320.00 ↓ -82%
BCBS HMO $400.37 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $426.59 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $426.59 ↓ -76%
BCBS EPOSOA $429.07 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $457.76 ↓ -75%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $629.99 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $629.99 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $773.99 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $809.99 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $809.99 ↓ -55%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $989.98 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $989.98 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,079.98 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,079.98 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,079.98 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,169.98 ↓ -35%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,311.96 ↓ -27%
Cigna CSN $1,387.81 ↓ -23%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,475.98 ↓ -18%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,503.19 ↓ -16%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,529.97 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,529.97 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,529.97 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,619.97 ↓ -10%
Aetna NBHMO $1,744.74 ↓ -3%
Aetna NBPOS $1,744.74 ↓ -3%
Aetna NBPPO $1,744.74 ↓ -3%
Cigna PPO $1,788.45 ↓ -1%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,853.61 ↑ +3%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,853.61 ↑ +3%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,853.61 ↑ +3%
Aetna OONPOS $2,177.52 ↑ +21%
Aetna OONPPO $2,177.52 ↑ +21%
Aetna OONHMO $2,177.52 ↑ +21%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,354.44 ↑ +31%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,354.44 ↑ +31%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,354.44 ↑ +31%
Humana HMO $3,557.51 ↑ +98%
Humana PPO $3,557.51 ↑ +98%
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