Parathyroid planar imaging 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

$8,354.90

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.

$8,354.90

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.

$268.18 with Texas Health Network vs $7,519.41 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 $268.18 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $273.65 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $273.65 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $273.65 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $273.65 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $290.03 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $290.03 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $290.03 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $290.03 ↓ -97%
United MGMCD $295.83 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $301.01 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare STAR $301.01 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $301.01 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $301.01 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $313.23 ↓ -96%
Humana MCD $342.06 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $475.71 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $501.29 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $501.29 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $501.29 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $501.29 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $501.29 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -93%
BCBS BAV $602.75 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $716.53 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $848.52 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -90%
BCBS HMO $918.99 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $954.12 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $986.56 ↓ -88%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,386.91 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,403.62 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,431.08 ↓ -83%
Aetna NBHMO $1,902.04 ↓ -77%
Aetna NBPPO $1,902.04 ↓ -77%
Aetna NBPOS $1,902.04 ↓ -77%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,023.32 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,023.32 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,023.32 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,130.50 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,280.89 ↓ -73%
Aetna OONHMO $2,379.07 ↓ -72%
Aetna OONPOS $2,379.07 ↓ -72%
Aetna OONPPO $2,379.07 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,571.09 ↓ -69%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,571.09 ↓ -69%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,571.09 ↓ -69%
Humana PPO $2,666.05 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $2,666.05 ↓ -68%
Imagine Health PPO $2,924.22 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,924.22 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $2,924.22 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,341.96 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,341.96 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,592.61 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $3,759.70 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $3,759.70 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $3,759.70 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,453.16 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,595.19 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,595.19 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $5,012.94 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,012.94 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,012.94 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,430.69 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $6,266.18 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,851.02 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $7,101.66 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $7,101.66 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $7,101.66 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $7,101.66 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $7,519.41 ↓ -10%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,435.33 $295.44 – $2,153.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,435.33 $265.30 – $2,153.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,356.79 $265.30 – $2,035.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,522.84 $265.30 – $1,903.55

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