Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) 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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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.

$25.76 with Cigna vs $4,690.00 with Humana — 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
Cigna CSN $25.76
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $27.91
Cigna PPO $33.20
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Aetna MCR $325.11
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $637.47
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $637.47
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $637.47
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $637.47
Amerigroup MGMCD $686.51
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $686.51
BCBS MyBlueHealth $799.29
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $814.00
United OptionsPPO $823.81
Superior HMO $858.14
Superior EPO $858.14
BCBS BAV $882.66
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Oscar HIX $956.21
Superior ValueHMO $970.92
BCBS HMO $1,103.32
BCBS EPOSOA $1,127.84
BCBS PPO $1,147.45
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,162.16
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,162.16
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,250.43
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,323.98
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,338.69
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,471.09
BCBS Traditional $1,716.27
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,961.46
Curative Administrators COMM $1,961.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,108.57
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
United GlobalAppendix $2,206.64
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,613.64
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,697.00
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,697.00
Independent Medical System COMM $2,942.18
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,942.18
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,942.18
Coastal Comp COMM $3,187.37
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,677.73
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $3,922.91
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,020.98
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,168.09
Physicians, INC COMM $4,168.09
USA Managed Care COMM $4,168.09
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,168.09
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
Affiliated PPO COMM $4,413.28
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,385.30 $392.50 – $1,962.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,944.23 $7.62 – $55.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,717.67 $12.00 – $2,147.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,385.30 $369.41 – $1,962.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,944.23 $11.89 – $85.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,944.23 $8.00 – $55.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,717.67 $12.00 – $2,576.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,385.30 $369.41 – $1,962.51

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