Pulse ox single 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

$388.39

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.

$388.39

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.

$5.90 with BCBS vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5.90 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $6.50 ↓ -98%
BCBS HMO $8.14 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $8.14 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $8.14 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $23.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $23.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $23.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $23.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $23.30 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $25.75 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $25.81 ↓ -93%
Humana PPO $25.81 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $50.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $50.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $50.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $50.49 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $54.37 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $54.37 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $57.48 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $62.14 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $64.47 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $65.25 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $67.97 ↓ -82%
Superior EPO $67.97 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $73.79 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $75.74 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $76.90 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $92.05 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $92.05 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $99.04 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $102.92 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $104.87 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $106.03 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $116.52 ↓ -70%
Aetna NBPOS $124.67 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $124.67 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $124.67 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPPO $132.83 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $132.83 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $132.83 ↓ -66%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $135.94 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $135.94 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $135.94 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $155.36 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $155.36 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $155.74 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $155.74 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $155.74 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $167.01 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $168.17 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $168.17 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $168.17 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $174.78 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $174.78 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $174.78 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $207.01 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $213.61 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $213.61 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $233.03 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $233.03 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $233.03 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $252.45 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $291.29 ↓ -25%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -23%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $310.71 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $318.48 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $330.13 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $330.13 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $330.13 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $330.13 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $349.55 ↓ -10%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +29%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +54%

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