MRI lower extremity other than joint without & w/contrast (both sides) 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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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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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.

$340.55 with Texas Health Network vs $13,479.28 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
Texas Health Network MCD $340.55
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $347.50
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $347.50
Amerigroup MGMCD $347.50
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $347.50
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $353.51
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $353.51
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $353.51
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $353.51
United MGMCD $360.58
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $381.79
Molina Healthcare STAR $382.25
Molina Healthcare CHIP $382.25
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $382.25
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $382.25
Humana MCD $434.38
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $699.43
United SmallGroup $828.27
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
BCBS MyBlueHealth $828.61
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $898.62
Superior Health Plan CHIP $898.62
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $898.62
Superior Health Plan STAR $898.62
Superior Health Plan STARKids $898.62
BCBS BAV $946.99
Aetna QHPExchange $1,210.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
BCBS HMO $1,439.57
BCBS EPOSOA $1,569.40
Aetna NBHMO $1,605.00
Aetna NBPPO $1,605.00
Aetna NBPOS $1,605.00
BCBS PPO $1,699.23
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 OONPOS $2,007.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,007.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,007.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,168.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,168.00
Cigna PPO $2,241.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,486.18
United OptionsPPO $2,516.13
BCBS Traditional $5,241.94
Humana PPO $5,589.92
Humana HMO $5,589.92
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $5,990.79
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $6,440.10
United GlobalAppendix $6,739.64
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $6,739.64
Coventry National First Health COMM $7,982.73
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $8,237.34
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $8,237.34
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,986.19
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $8,986.19
Independent Medical System COMM $8,986.19
Coastal Comp COMM $9,735.04
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $11,232.74
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12,281.12
Physicians, INC COMM $12,730.43
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $12,730.43
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $12,730.43
USA Managed Care COMM $12,730.43
Affiliated PPO COMM $13,479.28

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MRI lower extremity other than joint without & w/contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,443.23 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,830.86 $332.94 – $4,788.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,086.29 $494.01 – $4,629.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,086.29 $332.94 – $3,857.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,830.86 $332.94 – $4,788.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,086.29 $332.94 – $4,629.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,086.29 $347.50 – $4,629.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,086.29 $332.94 – $4,629.44

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