Rmvl sq defib electrode 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

$17,697.80

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.

$17,697.80

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 $95,000.00 with United — 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 ↓ -98%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00 ↓ -89%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,300.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,300.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,300.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,300.71 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2,477.69 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,477.69 ↓ -86%
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00 ↓ -85%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,884.74 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,937.83 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $2,973.23 ↓ -83%
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00 ↓ -82%
BCBS BAV $3,185.60 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00 ↓ -79%
WellMed MGMCR $3,772.76 ↓ -79%
BCBS HMO $3,982.01 ↓ -77%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $4,070.49 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $4,194.38 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $4,194.38 ↓ -76%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -76%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↓ -72%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -67%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $6,194.23 ↓ -65%
Oscar HIX $7,014.00 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $7,079.12 ↓ -60%
BCBS PPO $7,221.30 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $7,610.05 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $7,964.01 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $9,432.93 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $9,733.79 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $9,733.79 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,618.68 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $10,618.68 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $10,618.68 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $11,503.57 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $13,273.35 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $14,512.20 ↓ -18%
Cigna CSN $14,974.00 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $15,043.13 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $15,043.13 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $15,043.13 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $15,043.13 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $15,928.02 ↓ -10%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $16,223.00 ↓ -8%
Cigna PPO $19,289.00 ↑ +9%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $64,880.00 ↑ +267%
United SmallGroup $66,500.00 ↑ +276%
United AllPayerAppendix $95,000.00 ↑ +437%

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