Ultrasound joint complete left 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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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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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.

$94.35 with Texas Health Network vs $3,477.01 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 $94.35
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $96.28
Amerigroup MGMCD $96.28
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $96.28
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $96.28
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $96.28
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $96.28
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $96.28
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $96.28
United MGMCD $98.21
BCBS MyBlueHealth $102.12
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $103.98
Molina Healthcare STAR $105.91
Molina Healthcare CHIP $105.91
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $105.91
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $105.91
Humana MCD $120.35
BCBS BAV $129.38
Aetna QHPExchange $169.07
BCBS HMO $197.27
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $203.30
Superior Health Plan CHIP $203.30
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $203.30
Superior Health Plan STAR $203.30
Superior Health Plan STARKids $203.30
BCBS EPOSOA $204.81
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04
BCBS PPO $211.77
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $213.00
Aetna NBPOS $224.71
Aetna NBPPO $224.71
Aetna NBHMO $224.71
Aetna COMMHMO $239.04
Aetna COMMPOS $239.04
Aetna COMMPPO $239.04
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
United SmallGroup $245.18
Aetna OONPPO $281.07
Aetna OONPOS $281.07
Aetna OONHMO $281.07
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Aetna ASAHMO $303.75
Aetna ASAPPO $303.75
Aetna ASAPOS $303.75
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $641.32
United OptionsPPO $649.04
Evry Health BroadNetwork $925.03
BCBS Traditional $1,185.94
Humana HMO $1,232.79
Humana PPO $1,232.79
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,352.17
Imagine Health PPO $1,352.17
Curative Administrators COMM $1,355.36
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,355.36
United GlobalAppendix $1,524.78
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,661.24
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,738.51
Averde Health Commercial $1,738.51
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,806.02
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,124.84
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,124.84
Independent Medical System COMM $2,318.01
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,318.01
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,318.01
Coastal Comp COMM $2,511.18
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,541.30
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,880.14
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,167.95
USA Managed Care COMM $3,283.85
Physicians, INC COMM $3,283.85
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,283.85
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,477.01

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Ultrasound joint complete left at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,399.39 $223.38 – $223.38
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $623.67 $96.28 – $779.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $544.62 $112.10 – $816.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $499.95 $96.28 – $624.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $623.67 $96.28 – $779.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $544.62 $99.77 – $816.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $544.62 $96.28 – $816.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $499.95 $96.28 – $749.92

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