Rmvl ndwellg tun pleural cath 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

$7,139.22

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.

$7,139.22

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.

$219.28 with Texas Health Network vs $6,425.30 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
Texas Health Network MCD $219.28 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $234.94 ↓ -97%
United MGMCD $240.10 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $246.13 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $246.13 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STAR $246.13 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $246.13 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $250.60 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $250.60 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $250.60 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $250.60 ↓ -96%
Humana MCD $279.69 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $282.47 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -92%
WellMed MGMCR $633.31 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $999.49 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,122.31 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,185.11 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,199.39 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $1,235.80 ↓ -83%
BCBS HMO $1,305.16 ↓ -82%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,418.65 ↓ -80%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -80%
BCBS PPO $1,525.83 ↓ -79%
United SmallGroup $1,534.00 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,692.00 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,692.00 ↓ -76%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00 ↓ -76%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -73%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -72%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -70%
Oscar HIX $2,128.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -69%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,251.00 ↓ -68%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,315.00 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -68%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $2,498.73 ↓ -65%
Cigna CSN $2,518.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -62%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,728.00 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,855.69 ↓ -60%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,069.86 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $3,212.65 ↓ -55%
Cigna PPO $3,244.00 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,805.20 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,926.57 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,926.57 ↓ -45%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $4,283.53 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,283.53 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $4,283.53 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,640.49 ↓ -35%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -34%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -34%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $5,354.41 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,854.16 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $6,068.34 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $6,068.34 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $6,068.34 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,068.34 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $6,425.30 ↓ -10%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Rmvl ndwellg tun pleural cath at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $894.98 $111.00 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,538.00 $71.00 – $2,307.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,077.92 $71.00 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $894.98 $223.75 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,538.00 $85.00 – $2,307.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,538.00 $223.75 – $2,307.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,077.92 $71.00 – $1,616.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $894.98 $111.00 – $1,556.23

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →