Thyroid uptake measurement 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

$8,751.68

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.

$8,751.68

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.

$79.58 with Texas Health Network vs $7,876.51 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 $79.58 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $80.86 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $80.86 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $80.86 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $80.86 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $81.20 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $81.20 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $81.20 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $81.20 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $82.48 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $87.33 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $89.32 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $89.32 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $89.32 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $89.32 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $101.50 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $131.30 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $166.36 ↓ -98%
BCBS HMO $253.64 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $263.34 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $272.29 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPExchange $423.24 ↓ -95%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $525.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $525.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $525.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $525.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $525.10 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPPO $562.53 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $562.53 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $562.53 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPOS $598.40 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMHMO $598.40 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPPO $598.40 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONPPO $703.61 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $703.61 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONHMO $703.61 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $716.53 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAHMO $760.40 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPPO $760.40 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPOS $760.40 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $848.52 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -90%
Humana PPO $1,302.90 ↓ -85%
Humana HMO $1,302.90 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,452.78 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,470.28 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,231.68 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,389.21 ↓ -73%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $3,063.09 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $3,063.09 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $3,063.09 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,500.67 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,500.67 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,763.22 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $3,938.26 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $3,938.26 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $3,938.26 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,664.65 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,813.42 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,813.42 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $5,251.01 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,251.01 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,251.01 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,688.59 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $6,563.76 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,176.38 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $7,438.93 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $7,438.93 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $7,438.93 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $7,438.93 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $7,876.51 ↓ -10%

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Thyroid uptake measurement at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $680.77 $81.20 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $526.55 $108.38 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $589.22 $81.20 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $680.77 $81.20 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $526.55 $86.88 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $526.55 $81.20 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $589.22 $81.20 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $680.77 $81.20 – $1,021.72

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