Neck MRA (blood vessel 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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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.

$349.07 with Texas Health Network vs $21,755.36 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 $349.07
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $356.19
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $356.19
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $356.19
Amerigroup MGMCD $356.19
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $360.53
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $360.53
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $360.53
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $360.53
United MGMCD $367.74
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $389.37
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $391.81
Molina Healthcare STAR $391.81
Molina Healthcare CHIP $391.81
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $391.81
Humana MCD $445.24
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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,450.36
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,450.36
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,450.36
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,450.36
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,450.36
BCBS EPOSOA $1,569.40
Aetna NBPPO $1,605.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,605.00
Aetna NBPOS $1,605.00
BCBS PPO $1,699.23
Aetna COMMHMO $1,706.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,706.00
Aetna COMMPOS $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 $4,012.65
United OptionsPPO $4,061.00
Humana PPO $7,254.20
Humana HMO $7,254.20
BCBS Traditional $8,460.42
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $9,669.05
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $10,394.23
United GlobalAppendix $10,877.68
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $10,877.68
Coventry National First Health COMM $12,884.01
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $13,294.94
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $13,294.94
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $14,503.57
Independent Medical System COMM $14,503.57
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $14,503.57
Coastal Comp COMM $15,712.20
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $18,129.47
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $19,821.55
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $20,546.73
USA Managed Care COMM $20,546.73
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $20,546.73
Physicians, INC COMM $20,546.73
Affiliated PPO COMM $21,755.36

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,341.59 $332.94 – $4,176.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,402.40 $494.01 – $5,103.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,719.39 $332.94 – $3,399.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,341.59 $332.94 – $4,176.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,402.40 $332.94 – $5,103.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,402.40 $356.19 – $5,103.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,719.39 $332.94 – $4,079.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,341.59 $332.94 – $4,176.98

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