Shoulder AC Joint X-ray (both sides) at HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD

5324 ATASCOCITA RD, HUMBLE, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1811942238

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

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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.

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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.

$28.50 with Texas Health Network vs $1,661.63 with Affiliated PPO — 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 Health Network MCD $28.50 —
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $28.74 —
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $28.74 —
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $28.74 —
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $28.74 —
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $29.08 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $29.08 —
United MGMCD $29.31 —
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $31.04 —
Molina Healthcare STAR $31.99 —
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $31.99 —
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $31.99 —
Molina Healthcare CHIP $31.99 —
Humana MCD $36.35 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $43.62 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $43.62 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $43.62 —
Cigna CSN $71.37 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $77.23 —
Cigna PPO $91.81 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $110.78 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $110.78 —
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $110.78 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $110.78 —
Superior Health Plan STAR $110.78 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $140.47 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71 —
Aetna NBPPO $160.20 —
Aetna NBPOS $160.20 —
Aetna NBHMO $160.20 —
Aetna COMMHMO $170.45 —
Aetna COMMPOS $170.45 —
Aetna COMMPPO $170.45 —
BCBS BAV $177.98 —
United SmallGroup $182.03 —
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 —
Aetna OONPPO $200.41 —
Aetna OONPOS $200.41 —
Aetna OONHMO $200.41 —
Aetna ASAHMO $216.69 —
Aetna ASAPPO $216.69 —
Aetna ASAPOS $216.69 —
BCBS HMO $271.35 —
BCBS EPOSOA $281.73 —
BCBS PPO $291.31 —
United OptionsPPO $310.17 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $470.80 —
Evry Health BroadNetwork $504.03 —
Humana PPO $611.67 —
Humana HMO $611.67 —
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $646.19 —
BCBS Traditional $646.19 —
Imagine Health PPO $646.19 —
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $738.50 —
Curative Administrators COMM $738.50 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $793.89 —
Averde Health Commercial $830.82 —
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $830.82 —
United GlobalAppendix $830.82 —
Coventry National First Health COMM $956.36 —
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,015.44 —
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,015.44 —
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,107.76 —
Independent Medical System COMM $1,107.76 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,107.76 —
Coastal Comp COMM $1,200.07 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,384.69 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,513.93 —
USA Managed Care COMM $1,569.32 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,569.32 —
Physicians, INC COMM $1,569.32 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,569.32 —
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,661.63 —

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Shoulder AC Joint X-ray (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $199.75 $29.08 – $249.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $293.30 $60.37 – $439.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $299.18 $29.08 – $373.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $199.75 $29.08 – $249.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $293.30 $31.12 – $439.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $293.30 $29.08 – $439.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $299.18 $29.08 – $448.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $199.75 $29.08 – $249.69

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