Red blood cells washed each unit 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

$368.66

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.

$368.66

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.

$22.12 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,742.89 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STAR $22.12 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $22.12 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $22.12 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $22.12 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $22.12 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $47.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $47.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $47.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $47.93 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $51.61 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $51.61 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $54.56 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $58.99 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $60.09 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $61.20 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $61.93 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $66.36 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $70.05 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $71.89 ↓ -80%
BCBS HMO $82.95 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $84.79 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $86.27 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $87.37 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $87.37 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $94.01 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $100.64 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $129.03 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $129.03 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $129.03 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $147.46 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $147.46 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $158.52 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $165.90 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $165.90 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $165.90 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $196.50 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $202.76 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $202.76 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $221.20 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $221.20 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $221.20 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $239.63 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $276.50 ↓ -25%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -19%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $302.30 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $313.36 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $313.36 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $313.36 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $313.36 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $331.79 ↓ -10%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +36%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +63%
Aetna QHPExchange $798.82 ↑ +117%
Aetna NBPOS $1,062.33 ↑ +188%
Aetna NBHMO $1,062.33 ↑ +188%
Aetna NBPPO $1,062.33 ↑ +188%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,128.62 ↑ +206%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,128.62 ↑ +206%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,128.62 ↑ +206%
Aetna OONPOS $1,325.84 ↑ +260%
Aetna OONPPO $1,325.84 ↑ +260%
Aetna OONHMO $1,325.84 ↑ +260%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,433.56 ↑ +289%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,433.56 ↑ +289%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,433.56 ↑ +289%
Humana HMO $3,742.89 ↑ +915%
Humana PPO $3,742.89 ↑ +915%

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