MRA without fol w/cont, lwr ext 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

$19,620.37

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.

$19,620.37

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 $17,658.33 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 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $699.43 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $828.27 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -96%
BCBS BAV $851.53 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,177.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,177.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,177.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,177.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,177.22 ↓ -94%
BCBS HMO $1,298.29 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,347.93 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $1,393.75 ↓ -93%
Cigna CSN $1,740.00 ↓ -91%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,885.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna PPO $2,241.00 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,550.65 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,550.65 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,550.65 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,550.65 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,746.85 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2,746.85 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $3,256.98 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $3,296.22 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $4,650.03 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $4,650.03 ↓ -76%
Aetna QHPExchange $5,199.40 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $6,298.14 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $6,298.14 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $6,298.14 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $6,710.17 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $6,710.17 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $6,710.17 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $6,867.13 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $7,848.15 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $7,867.77 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $7,867.77 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $7,867.77 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $8,436.76 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $8,495.62 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $8,495.62 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $8,495.62 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $8,829.17 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $8,829.17 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $10,457.66 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $10,791.20 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $10,791.20 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $11,772.22 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $11,772.22 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $11,772.22 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $12,753.24 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $14,715.28 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $16,088.70 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $16,677.31 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $16,677.31 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $16,677.31 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $16,677.31 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $17,658.33 ↓ -10%

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