Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation 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

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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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Gross charge

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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.

$44.40 with BCBS vs $9,274.99 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $44.40
BCBS BAV $56.26
BCBS HMO $85.78
BCBS EPOSOA $89.06
BCBS PPO $92.09
Aetna QHPExchange $163.05
Aetna NBPPO $216.71
Aetna NBPOS $216.71
Aetna NBHMO $216.71
Aetna COMMHMO $230.53
Aetna COMMPOS $230.53
Aetna COMMPPO $230.53
Aetna OONHMO $271.06
Aetna OONPOS $271.06
Aetna OONPPO $271.06
Aetna ASAPPO $292.94
Aetna ASAPOS $292.94
Aetna ASAHMO $292.94
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Humana HMO $483.74
Humana PPO $483.74
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $557.08
Superior Health Plan CHIP $557.08
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $557.08
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $557.08
Superior Health Plan STAR $557.08
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Aetna MCR $683.26
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,207.01
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,207.01
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,207.01
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,207.01
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,442.78
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,442.78
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,710.72
United OptionsPPO $1,731.33
Superior HMO $1,803.47
Superior EPO $1,803.47
Superior ValueHMO $2,040.50
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,367.59
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,442.41
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,442.41
Molina Healthcare HIX $2,506.86
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,534.71
CHC Harris Health Indigent $2,785.40
BCBS Traditional $3,249.63
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $3,606.94
Imagine Health PPO $3,606.94
Curative Administrators COMM $3,713.87
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,713.87
United GlobalAppendix $4,178.10
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $4,431.38
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,637.49
Averde Health Commercial $4,637.49
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,948.73
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $5,668.05
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $5,668.05
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,183.32
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $6,183.32
Independent Medical System COMM $6,183.32
Coastal Comp COMM $6,698.60
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $6,963.50
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $7,427.74
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $7,891.97
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,450.54
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $8,759.71
Physicians, INC COMM $8,759.71
USA Managed Care COMM $8,759.71
Affiliated PPO COMM $9,274.99

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Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $909.17 $50.46 – $1,288.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $799.40 $84.77 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $906.04 $84.77 – $1,132.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $909.17 $57.78 – $1,288.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $799.40 $103.19 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $799.40 $413.03 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $906.04 $84.77 – $1,359.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $909.17 $50.46 – $1,288.00

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