X-ray abdomen complete acute series including spine erect and/or decubitus single view chest 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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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.

$49.13 with Texas Health Network vs $2,926.80 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 $49.13
Amerigroup MGMCD $50.13
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $50.13
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $50.13
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $50.13
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $50.13
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $50.13
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $50.13
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $50.13
United MGMCD $51.13
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $54.14
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $55.14
Molina Healthcare STAR $55.14
Molina Healthcare CHIP $55.14
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $55.14
Humana MCD $62.66
Cigna CSN $125.99
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $136.35
Cigna PPO $162.09
Superior Health Plan CHIP $169.96
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $169.96
Superior Health Plan STAR $169.96
Superior Health Plan STARKids $169.96
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $169.96
BCBS MyBlueHealth $197.26
Aetna QHPExchange $206.88
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
United SmallGroup $245.18
BCBS BAV $249.94
Aetna NBPOS $274.96
Aetna NBHMO $274.96
Aetna NBPPO $274.96
Aetna COMMPPO $292.49
Aetna COMMHMO $292.49
Aetna COMMPOS $292.49
Aetna OONPPO $343.92
Aetna OONPOS $343.92
Aetna OONHMO $343.92
Aetna ASAPPO $371.68
Aetna ASAHMO $371.68
Aetna ASAPOS $371.68
BCBS HMO $381.07
BCBS EPOSOA $395.64
BCBS PPO $409.09
Humana HMO $496.06
Humana PPO $496.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $539.83
United OptionsPPO $546.34
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $722.31
Evry Health BroadNetwork $773.30
BCBS Traditional $991.41
Curative Administrators COMM $1,133.04
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,133.04
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,138.20
Imagine Health PPO $1,138.20
United GlobalAppendix $1,274.67
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,398.36
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,463.40
Averde Health Commercial $1,463.40
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,509.77
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,788.60
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,788.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,951.20
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,951.20
Independent Medical System COMM $1,951.20
Coastal Comp COMM $2,113.80
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,124.44
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,407.70
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,666.64
Physicians, INC COMM $2,764.20
USA Managed Care COMM $2,764.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,764.20
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,926.80

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X-ray abdomen complete acute series including spine erect and/or decubitus single view chest at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $920.90 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $418.63 $50.13 – $523.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $418.63 $86.17 – $627.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $468.03 $50.13 – $585.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $418.63 $50.13 – $523.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $418.63 $53.64 – $627.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $418.63 $50.13 – $627.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $468.03 $50.13 – $702.04

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