X-ray cervical spine 4-5 views 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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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.

$52.72 with Texas Health Network vs $3,423.60 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 $52.72
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $53.46
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $53.46
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $53.46
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $53.46
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.80
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $53.80
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $53.80
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $53.80
United MGMCD $54.53
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $57.74
Molina Healthcare STAR $59.18
Molina Healthcare CHIP $59.18
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $59.18
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $59.18
Humana MCD $67.25
Cigna CSN $146.62
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $158.67
Cigna PPO $188.62
BCBS MyBlueHealth $197.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $212.63
Superior Health Plan STAR $212.63
Superior Health Plan STARKids $212.63
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $212.63
Superior Health Plan CHIP $212.63
Aetna QHPExchange $238.74
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
United SmallGroup $245.18
BCBS BAV $249.94
Aetna NBPPO $317.31
Aetna NBHMO $317.31
Aetna NBPOS $317.31
Aetna COMMHMO $337.54
Aetna COMMPPO $337.54
Aetna COMMPOS $337.54
BCBS HMO $381.07
BCBS EPOSOA $395.64
Aetna OONHMO $396.88
Aetna OONPOS $396.88
Aetna OONPPO $396.88
BCBS PPO $409.09
Aetna ASAPPO $428.92
Aetna ASAHMO $428.92
Aetna ASAPOS $428.92
Humana PPO $514.65
Humana HMO $514.65
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $631.46
United OptionsPPO $639.07
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $903.68
Evry Health BroadNetwork $967.47
BCBS Traditional $1,240.35
Imagine Health PPO $1,331.40
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,331.40
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,417.54
Curative Administrators COMM $1,417.54
United GlobalAppendix $1,594.74
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,635.72
Averde Health Commercial $1,711.80
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,711.80
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,888.88
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,092.20
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,092.20
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,282.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,282.40
Independent Medical System COMM $2,282.40
Coastal Comp COMM $2,472.60
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,657.89
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,012.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,119.28
Physicians, INC COMM $3,233.40
USA Managed Care COMM $3,233.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,233.40
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,423.60

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X-ray cervical spine 4-5 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $942.59 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $453.04 $53.80 – $566.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $499.47 $102.81 – $749.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $606.65 $53.80 – $758.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $453.04 $53.80 – $566.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $499.47 $57.57 – $749.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $499.47 $53.80 – $749.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $606.65 $53.80 – $909.98

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