MRA without fol w/cont, abd 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

$30,454.07

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.

$30,454.07

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.

$672.06 with BCBS vs $27,408.66 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $672.06 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $699.43 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $828.27 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -97%
BCBS BAV $851.53 ↓ -97%
BCBS HMO $1,298.29 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,347.93 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,368.41 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,368.41 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,368.41 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,368.41 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,368.41 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $1,393.75 ↓ -95%
Cigna CSN $1,740.00 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,885.00 ↓ -94%
Cigna PPO $2,241.00 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,964.89 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,964.89 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,964.89 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,964.89 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $4,263.57 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $4,263.57 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $4,606.98 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $5,055.38 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPExchange $6,043.80 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $7,217.61 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $7,217.61 ↓ -76%
Aetna NBPPO $7,320.99 ↓ -76%
Aetna NBHMO $7,320.99 ↓ -76%
Aetna NBPOS $7,320.99 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMMPOS $7,799.93 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMMPPO $7,799.93 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMMHMO $7,799.93 ↓ -74%
BCBS Traditional $7,982.38 ↓ -74%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $9,122.72 ↓ -70%
Aetna OONHMO $9,145.53 ↓ -70%
Aetna OONPOS $9,145.53 ↓ -70%
Aetna OONPPO $9,145.53 ↓ -70%
Aetna ASAPPO $9,875.35 ↓ -68%
Aetna ASAHMO $9,875.35 ↓ -68%
Aetna ASAPOS $9,875.35 ↓ -68%
United GlobalAppendix $10,263.06 ↓ -66%
Coventry National First Health COMM $12,156.03 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $13,095.25 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $13,704.33 ↓ -55%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $16,749.74 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $16,749.74 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $17,105.11 ↓ -44%
Independent Medical System COMM $18,272.44 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $18,272.44 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $18,272.44 ↓ -40%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $19,385.79 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $19,795.15 ↓ -35%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $24,972.34 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $25,885.96 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $25,885.96 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $25,885.96 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $27,408.66 ↓ -10%

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MRA without fol w/cont, abd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $20,488.72 $672.06 – $699.43
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $33,074.20 $672.06 – $699.43
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $2,050.65 $538.41 – $4,394.25
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,818.95 $458.22 – $5,197.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $1,040.40 $400.00 – $6,120.00
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $18,152.95 $672.06 – $699.43
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $1,818.95 $538.41 – $5,197.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $1,818.95 $538.41 – $5,197.00

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