MRI upper extremity w/dye 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

$6,084.70

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.

$6,084.70

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.

$334.97 with Texas Health Network vs $5,658.37 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 $334.97 ↓ -94%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $341.81 ↓ -94%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $341.81 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $341.81 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $341.81 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $348.50 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $348.50 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $348.50 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $348.50 ↓ -94%
United MGMCD $355.47 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $365.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $365.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $365.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $365.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $365.08 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $375.99 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STAR $375.99 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $375.99 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $375.99 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $376.38 ↓ -94%
Humana MCD $427.26 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $699.43 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $828.27 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $828.61 ↓ -86%
BCBS BAV $946.99 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,010.06 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,022.23 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,210.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↓ -79%
BCBS HMO $1,439.57 ↓ -76%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,569.40 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBPPO $1,605.00 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBPOS $1,605.00 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBHMO $1,605.00 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO $1,699.23 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,706.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,706.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,706.00 ↓ -72%
Cigna CSN $1,740.00 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,885.00 ↓ -69%
Aetna OONPPO $2,007.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONPOS $2,007.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONHMO $2,007.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $2,129.64 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,168.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,168.00 ↓ -64%
Cigna PPO $2,241.00 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,433.88 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,616.42 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,738.11 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $2,738.11 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,243.15 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,346.59 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,346.59 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,650.82 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,650.82 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,650.82 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,955.05 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,563.52 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,989.45 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,171.99 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,171.99 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,171.99 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,171.99 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,476.23 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $5,658.37 ↓ -7%
Humana PPO $5,658.37 ↓ -7%

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MRI upper extremity w/dye at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,447.90 $332.94 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,011.63 $414.06 – $3,017.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,565.00 $332.94 – $3,206.25
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,011.63 $332.94 – $3,017.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,011.63 $341.81 – $3,017.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,565.00 $332.94 – $3,847.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,447.90 $332.94 – $2,149.00

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