X-ray l/s-spine bend vw only 2-3 vw 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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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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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.

$39.94 with Texas Health Network vs $1,800.40 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 $39.94
Amerigroup MGMCD $40.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $40.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $40.76
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $40.76
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $40.76
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $40.76
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $40.76
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $40.76
United MGMCD $41.58
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $44.02
Molina Healthcare STAR $44.84
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $44.84
Molina Healthcare CHIP $44.84
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $44.84
Humana MCD $50.95
Superior Health Plan STAR $82.45
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $82.45
Superior Health Plan CHIP $82.45
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $82.45
Superior Health Plan STARKids $82.45
Cigna CSN $108.99
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $117.95
Cigna PPO $140.21
Aetna QHPExchange $178.98
BCBS MyBlueHealth $197.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04
Aetna NBPPO $237.88
Aetna NBPOS $237.88
Aetna NBHMO $237.88
United SmallGroup $245.18
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
BCBS BAV $249.94
Aetna COMMHMO $253.05
Aetna COMMPOS $253.05
Aetna COMMPPO $253.05
United OptionsPPO $277.58
Aetna OONHMO $297.55
Aetna OONPPO $297.55
Aetna OONPOS $297.55
Aetna ASAPOS $321.56
Aetna ASAHMO $321.56
Aetna ASAPPO $321.56
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $332.07
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $350.41
Evry Health BroadNetwork $375.15
BCBS HMO $381.07
BCBS EPOSOA $395.64
BCBS PPO $409.09
BCBS Traditional $480.96
Humana HMO $514.65
Humana PPO $514.65
Curative Administrators COMM $549.66
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $549.66
United GlobalAppendix $618.37
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $700.16
Imagine Health PPO $700.16
Coventry National First Health COMM $732.43
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $860.19
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $900.20
Averde Health Commercial $900.20
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,030.62
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,100.25
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,100.25
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,168.04
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,200.27
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,200.27
Independent Medical System COMM $1,200.27
Coastal Comp COMM $1,300.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,640.37
Physicians, INC COMM $1,700.38
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,700.38
USA Managed Care COMM $1,700.38
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,800.40

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X-ray l/s-spine bend vw only 2-3 vw at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $814.45 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $341.30 $40.76 – $426.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $468.26 $96.38 – $702.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $423.69 $40.76 – $529.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $341.30 $40.76 – $426.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $468.26 $43.61 – $702.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $468.26 $40.76 – $702.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $423.69 $40.76 – $635.53

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