Venous sampling 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

$6,237.52

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.

$6,237.52

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.

$103.14 with Texas Health Network vs $16,776.09 with BCBS — 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 $103.14 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $103.91 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $103.91 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $103.91 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $103.91 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $105.25 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $105.25 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.25 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $105.25 ↓ -98%
United MGMCD $105.99 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $112.22 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STAR $115.78 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $115.78 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $115.78 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $115.78 ↓ -98%
Humana MCD $131.56 ↓ -98%
Cigna CSN $287.16 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $310.77 ↓ -95%
Cigna PPO $369.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $374.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $374.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $374.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $374.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $374.25 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPExchange $465.79 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPPO $619.08 ↓ -90%
Aetna NBPOS $619.08 ↓ -90%
Aetna NBHMO $619.08 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMMPPO $658.56 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMMPOS $658.56 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMMHMO $658.56 ↓ -89%
Aetna OONHMO $774.35 ↓ -88%
Aetna OONPOS $774.35 ↓ -88%
Aetna OONPPO $774.35 ↓ -88%
Aetna ASAHMO $836.85 ↓ -87%
Aetna ASAPOS $836.85 ↓ -87%
Aetna ASAPPO $836.85 ↓ -87%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,035.43 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,047.90 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,590.57 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $1,633.18 ↓ -74%
Humana HMO $1,633.18 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,702.84 ↓ -73%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $2,183.13 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,183.13 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,183.13 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,495.01 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,495.01 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,682.13 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,806.88 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $2,806.88 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,806.88 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,324.60 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,430.64 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,430.64 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,742.51 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,742.51 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,742.51 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,054.39 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,678.14 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,114.77 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,301.89 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,301.89 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,301.89 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,301.89 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,613.77 ↓ -10%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $8,089.29 ↑ +30%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,063.70 ↑ +45%
BCBS BAV $10,249.50 ↑ +64%
United SmallGroup $10,733.33 ↑ +72%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33 ↑ +72%
BCBS HMO $15,627.05 ↑ +151%
BCBS EPOSOA $16,224.55 ↑ +160%
BCBS PPO $16,776.09 ↑ +169%

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