Puraply 1 sq cm 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

$4,361.00

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$4,361.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$166.66 with BCBS vs $3,924.90 with Affiliated PPO — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS MyBlueHealth $166.66 ↓ -96%
BCBS BAV $184.13 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $209.78 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $209.78 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $209.78 ↓ -95%
BCBS HMO $229.82 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $243.26 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $256.70 ↓ -94%
Cigna CSN $261.17 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $261.66 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $261.66 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $261.66 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $261.66 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $261.66 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $282.75 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $289.13 ↓ -93%
Cigna PPO $336.71 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $566.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $566.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $566.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $566.93 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $610.54 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $610.54 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $723.93 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $732.65 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $763.17 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $763.17 ↓ -83%
Superior ValueHMO $863.48 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,033.56 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,033.56 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,177.47 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,308.30 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $1,391.60 ↓ -68%
Humana PPO $1,391.60 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $1,526.35 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,744.40 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,875.23 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,962.45 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,324.41 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,398.55 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,398.55 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,616.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,616.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,616.60 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $2,834.65 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,270.75 ↓ -25%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $3,488.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,576.02 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $3,706.85 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,706.85 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,706.85 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,706.85 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,924.90 ↓ -10%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Puraply 1 sq cm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,431.49 $49.50 – $268.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,431.49 $35.96 – $262.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,431.49 $34.94 – $218.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,431.49 $46.59 – $268.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,431.49 $56.09 – $262.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,431.49 $90.27 – $262.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,431.49 $58.24 – $262.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,431.49 $46.59 – $268.77

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →