Prcrd drg 6+yr without anomly 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

$5,609.86

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$5,609.86

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $19,289.00 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna MCR $371.93 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -91%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $729.28 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $729.28 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $729.28 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $729.28 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $785.38 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $785.38 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $931.24 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $942.46 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $981.73 ↓ -82%
Superior HMO $981.73 ↓ -82%
Superior ValueHMO $1,110.75 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,329.54 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,329.54 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,514.66 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,531.49 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,682.96 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $1,963.45 ↓ -65%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,243.94 ↓ -60%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,346.42 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,412.24 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,524.44 ↓ -55%
BCBS BAV $2,584.39 ↓ -54%
BCBS PPO $2,927.27 ↓ -48%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,968.21 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,990.06 ↓ -47%
BCBS HMO $3,009.15 ↓ -46%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,085.42 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,085.42 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,365.92 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,365.92 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,365.92 ↓ -40%
Oscar HIX $3,390.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,646.41 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,207.40 ↓ -25%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -24%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $4,487.89 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,600.09 ↓ -18%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -16%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -16%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,768.38 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,768.38 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $4,768.38 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,768.38 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,048.87 ↓ -10%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↑ +4%
United SmallGroup $6,300.00 ↑ +12%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,757.00 ↑ +56%
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00 ↑ +60%
Curative Administrators COMM $12,018.00 ↑ +114%
Cigna CSN $14,974.00 ↑ +167%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $16,223.00 ↑ +189%
Cigna PPO $19,289.00 ↑ +244%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Prcrd drg 6+yr without anomly at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,161.89 $895.87 – $4,479.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,432.13 $71.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,724.71 $71.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,161.89 $843.17 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,432.13 $85.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,432.13 $1,256.60 – $3,648.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,724.71 $71.00 – $4,087.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,161.89 $843.17 – $4,479.35

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