Pr egd flexible transoral w/placement percutaneous gastrostomy tube 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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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.

$553.67 with Texas Health Network vs $14,794.00 with Cigna — 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 $553.67
Amerigroup MGMCD $593.22
United MGMCD $606.24
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $621.47
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $621.47
Molina Healthcare CHIP $621.47
Molina Healthcare STAR $621.47
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $632.77
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $632.77
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $632.77
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $632.77
Humana MCD $706.21
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $713.22
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00
WellMed MGMCR $1,937.29
United SmallGroup $2,030.00
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,772.17
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00
Oscar HIX $2,979.00
BCBS BAV $3,052.50
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00
BCBS HMO $3,223.82
BCBS EPOSOA $3,504.15
BCBS PPO $3,768.91
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Cigna CSN $11,484.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $12,442.00
Cigna PPO $14,794.00

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Pr egd flexible transoral w/placement percutaneous gastrostomy tube at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $2,194.50 $1,256.62 – $7,034.24
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $1,068.55 $1,831.80 – $2,289.75
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $546.44 $1,384.30 – $3,278.60
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $546.44 $655.72 – $3,278.60
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock $2,194.50 $1,245.65 – $6,330.82
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $546.44 $655.72 – $3,788.60
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview $2,018.94 $1,869.82 – $2,793.46
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield $9,744.95 $1,644.61 – $3,855.30

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