Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (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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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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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.

$323.19 with Texas Health Network vs $33,007.42 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 $323.19
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $329.79
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $329.79
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $329.79
Amerigroup MGMCD $329.79
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $334.46
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $334.46
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $334.46
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $334.46
United MGMCD $341.15
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $361.22
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $362.77
Molina Healthcare STAR $362.77
Molina Healthcare CHIP $362.77
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $362.77
Humana MCD $412.24
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $699.43
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
United SmallGroup $828.27
BCBS MyBlueHealth $828.61
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 NBPPO $1,605.00
Aetna NBPOS $1,605.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,605.00
BCBS PPO $1,699.23
Aetna COMMHMO $1,706.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,706.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,706.00
Cigna CSN $1,740.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,885.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,007.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,007.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,007.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,168.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,168.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,200.49
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,200.49
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,200.49
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,200.49
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,200.49
Cigna PPO $2,241.00
Humana PPO $4,670.47
Humana HMO $4,670.47
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $6,088.04
United OptionsPPO $6,161.38
BCBS Traditional $12,836.22
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $14,669.96
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $15,770.21
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $16,503.71
United GlobalAppendix $16,503.71
Coventry National First Health COMM $19,547.73
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $20,171.20
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $20,171.20
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $22,004.95
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $22,004.95
Independent Medical System COMM $22,004.95
Coastal Comp COMM $23,838.69
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $27,506.18
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $30,073.43
Physicians, INC COMM $31,173.67
USA Managed Care COMM $31,173.67
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $31,173.67
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $31,173.67
Affiliated PPO COMM $33,007.42

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $5,897.22 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,946.32 $329.79 – $4,932.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,663.10 $494.01 – $5,494.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,663.10 $329.79 – $4,578.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,946.32 $329.79 – $4,932.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,663.10 $332.94 – $5,494.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,663.10 $329.79 – $5,494.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,663.10 $329.79 – $5,494.64

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