MRI orbit fac&nck 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

$1,316.42

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.

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$1,316.42

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.

$78.99 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,223.17 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 $78.99 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $78.99 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $78.99 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $78.99 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $78.99 ↓ -94%
United OptionsPPO $265.92 ↓ -80%
Texas Health Network MCD $271.13 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $276.66 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $276.66 ↓ -79%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $276.66 ↓ -79%
Amerigroup MGMCD $276.66 ↓ -79%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $281.00 ↓ -79%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $281.00 ↓ -79%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $281.00 ↓ -79%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $281.00 ↓ -79%
United MGMCD $286.62 ↓ -78%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $303.48 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $304.33 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $304.33 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $304.33 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare STAR $304.33 ↓ -77%
Humana MCD $345.83 ↓ -74%
BCBS Traditional $460.75 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $526.57 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $592.39 ↓ -55%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $699.43 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $701.65 ↓ -47%
United SmallGroup $828.27 ↓ -37%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -37%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $828.61 ↓ -37%
BCBS BAV $946.99 ↓ -28%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $987.32 ↓ -25%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,118.96 ↓ -15%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,210.00 ↓ -8%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↓ -1%
BCBS HMO $1,439.57 ↑ +9%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,569.40 ↑ +19%
Aetna NBPPO $1,605.00 ↑ +22%
Aetna NBPOS $1,605.00 ↑ +22%
Aetna NBHMO $1,605.00 ↑ +22%
BCBS PPO $1,699.23 ↑ +29%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,706.00 ↑ +30%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,706.00 ↑ +30%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,706.00 ↑ +30%
Cigna CSN $1,740.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,885.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna OONHMO $2,007.00 ↑ +52%
Aetna OONPOS $2,007.00 ↑ +52%
Aetna OONPPO $2,007.00 ↑ +52%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,168.00 ↑ +65%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,168.00 ↑ +65%
Cigna PPO $2,241.00 ↑ +70%
Humana HMO $4,223.17 ↑ +221%
Humana PPO $4,223.17 ↑ +221%

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MRI orbit fac&nck w IV cont at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,720.74 $276.66 – $2,150.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,251.88 $463.51 – $3,377.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,580.02 $276.66 – $3,225.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,720.74 $276.66 – $2,150.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,251.88 $296.03 – $3,377.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,251.88 $276.66 – $3,377.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,580.02 $276.66 – $3,870.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,720.74 $276.66 – $2,150.93

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