Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (with and without contrast) 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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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.

$171.56 with Texas Health Network vs $6,070.32 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 $171.56
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $175.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $175.06
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $175.06
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $180.34
United MGMCD $183.95
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.57
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.57
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.57
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.57
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $194.77
Humana MCD $218.82
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25
BCBS MyBlueHealth $395.42
United SmallGroup $401.74
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $404.69
Superior Health Plan CHIP $404.69
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $404.69
Superior Health Plan STAR $404.69
Superior Health Plan STARKids $404.69
BCBS BAV $451.91
BCBS HMO $686.97
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00
BCBS EPOSOA $748.92
BCBS PPO $810.88
Aetna NBPPO $963.00
Aetna NBPOS $963.00
Aetna NBHMO $963.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,119.64
United OptionsPPO $1,133.13
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00
Cigna CSN $1,635.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00
Cigna PPO $2,106.00
BCBS Traditional $2,360.68
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,697.92
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,900.26
United GlobalAppendix $3,035.16
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $3,035.16
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,594.98
Humana HMO $3,627.56
Humana PPO $3,627.56
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,709.64
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,709.64
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $4,046.88
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,046.88
Independent Medical System COMM $4,046.88
Coastal Comp COMM $4,384.12
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $5,058.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,530.74
Physicians, INC COMM $5,733.08
USA Managed Care COMM $5,733.08
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,733.08
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,733.08
Affiliated PPO COMM $6,070.32

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Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $5,116.27 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,520.00 $236.02 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,721.60 $167.39 – $3,402.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,520.00 $167.39 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,520.00 $175.06 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,721.60 $167.39 – $4,082.40

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