MRI chest w IV cont 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

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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.

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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.

$377.55 with Texas Health Network vs $6,515.81 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
Texas Health Network MCD $377.55
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $385.25
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $385.25
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $385.25
Amerigroup MGMCD $385.25
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $392.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $392.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $392.60
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $392.60
United MGMCD $400.45
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $423.78
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $423.78
Molina Healthcare CHIP $423.78
Molina Healthcare STAR $423.78
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $424.01
Humana MCD $481.56
Aetna QHPExchange $1,210.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,358.84
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,477.38
Aetna NBPPO $1,605.00
Aetna NBPOS $1,605.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,605.00
United AllPayerAppendix $1,609.16
United SmallGroup $1,609.16
BCBS BAV $1,688.43
Aetna COMMPOS $1,706.00
Aetna COMMHMO $1,706.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,706.00
Cigna CSN $1,740.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,885.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,007.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,007.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,007.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,168.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,168.00
Cigna PPO $2,241.00
BCBS HMO $2,566.69
BCBS EPOSOA $2,798.17
BCBS PPO $3,029.65
Humana HMO $6,515.81
Humana PPO $6,515.81

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MRI chest w IV cont at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,581.08 $385.25 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,325.74 $478.72 – $3,488.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,584.06 $385.25 – $3,230.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,581.08 $385.25 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,325.74 $412.22 – $3,488.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,325.74 $385.25 – $3,488.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,584.06 $385.25 – $3,876.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,581.08 $385.25 – $2,149.00

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