Sialography s&i 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

not published by hospital

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.

not published by hospital

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.

$113.62 with Texas Health Network vs $1,773.71 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 $113.62
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $115.94
Amerigroup MGMCD $115.94
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $115.94
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $115.94
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $118.25
Superior Health Plan CHIP $118.25
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $118.25
Superior Health Plan STARKids $118.25
Superior Health Plan STAR $118.25
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $118.61
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $118.61
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $118.61
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $118.61
United MGMCD $120.98
Molina Healthcare CHIP $127.53
Molina Healthcare STAR $127.53
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $127.53
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $127.53
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $128.10
Humana MCD $144.93
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $327.15
United OptionsPPO $331.09
Cigna CSN $365.09
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $395.11
BCBS MyBlueHealth $410.15
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $437.25
Cigna PPO $469.67
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $502.55
United SmallGroup $517.79
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
BCBS BAV $519.68
Evry Health BroadNetwork $538.03
Aetna QHPExchange $611.22
BCBS Traditional $689.78
Imagine Health PPO $689.78
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $689.78
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $788.32
Curative Administrators COMM $788.32
BCBS HMO $792.34
Aetna NBPOS $812.37
Aetna NBPPO $812.37
Aetna NBHMO $812.37
BCBS EPOSOA $822.63
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $847.44
BCBS PPO $850.60
Aetna COMMHMO $864.16
Aetna COMMPPO $864.16
Aetna COMMPOS $864.16
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $886.86
Averde Health Commercial $886.86
United GlobalAppendix $886.86
Aetna OONPPO $1,016.10
Aetna OONPOS $1,016.10
Aetna OONHMO $1,016.10
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,050.43
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,083.93
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,083.93
Aetna ASAPOS $1,098.12
Aetna ASAHMO $1,098.12
Aetna ASAPPO $1,098.12
Independent Medical System COMM $1,182.47
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,182.47
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,182.47
Coastal Comp COMM $1,281.01
Humana PPO $1,316.34
Humana HMO $1,316.34
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,478.09
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,616.05
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,675.17
Physicians, INC COMM $1,675.17
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,675.17
USA Managed Care COMM $1,675.17
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,773.71

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Sialography s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $295.76 $115.94 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $789.85 $162.58 – $1,184.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $829.34 $115.94 – $1,036.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $295.76 $115.94 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $789.85 $124.06 – $1,184.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $789.85 $115.94 – $1,184.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $829.34 $115.94 – $1,244.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $295.76 $115.94 – $607.02

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →