Whole blood for transfusion 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

$480.83

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.

$480.83

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.

$28.85 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,528.40 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $28.85 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $28.85 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $28.85 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $28.85 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $28.85 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $67.32 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $67.32 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $71.16 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $76.93 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $78.38 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $79.82 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $80.78 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $86.55 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $91.36 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $93.76 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $108.19 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $110.59 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $112.51 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $113.96 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $113.96 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $122.61 ↓ -75%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $124.83 ↓ -74%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $124.83 ↓ -74%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $124.83 ↓ -74%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $124.83 ↓ -74%
United MGMCD $127.33 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $131.27 ↓ -73%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $134.82 ↓ -72%
Aetna QHPExchange $166.96 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $168.29 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $168.29 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $168.29 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $192.33 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $192.33 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $206.76 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $216.37 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $216.37 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $216.37 ↓ -55%
Aetna NBPOS $222.04 ↓ -54%
Aetna NBPPO $222.04 ↓ -54%
Aetna NBHMO $222.04 ↓ -54%
Aetna COMMPPO $235.90 ↓ -51%
Aetna COMMPOS $235.90 ↓ -51%
Aetna COMMHMO $235.90 ↓ -51%
Coventry National First Health COMM $256.28 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $264.46 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $264.46 ↓ -45%
Aetna OONPPO $277.12 ↓ -42%
Aetna OONHMO $277.12 ↓ -42%
Aetna OONPOS $277.12 ↓ -42%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $288.50 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $288.50 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $288.50 ↓ -40%
Aetna ASAPPO $299.64 ↓ -38%
Aetna ASAPOS $299.64 ↓ -38%
Aetna ASAHMO $299.64 ↓ -38%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -38%
Coastal Comp COMM $312.54 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $360.62 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $394.28 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $408.71 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $408.71 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $408.71 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $408.71 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $432.75 ↓ -10%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +4%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +25%
Humana HMO $1,528.40 ↑ +218%
Humana PPO $1,528.40 ↑ +218%

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