X-ray ribs 3 views bilateral 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.

$43.22 with Texas Health Network vs $4,164.30 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 $43.22
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $44.10
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $44.10
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $44.10
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $44.10
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $44.10
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $44.10
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $44.10
Amerigroup MGMCD $44.10
United MGMCD $44.98
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $47.63
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $48.51
Molina Healthcare CHIP $48.51
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $48.51
Molina Healthcare STAR $48.51
Humana MCD $55.13
Cigna CSN $110.20
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $119.26
Cigna PPO $141.77
Aetna QHPExchange $178.98
BCBS MyBlueHealth $197.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $218.88
Superior Health Plan CHIP $218.88
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $218.88
Superior Health Plan STAR $218.88
Superior Health Plan STARKids $218.88
Aetna NBHMO $237.88
Aetna NBPOS $237.88
Aetna NBPPO $237.88
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
United SmallGroup $245.18
BCBS BAV $249.94
Aetna COMMHMO $253.05
Aetna COMMPOS $253.05
Aetna COMMPPO $253.05
Aetna OONPPO $297.55
Aetna OONPOS $297.55
Aetna OONHMO $297.55
Aetna ASAHMO $321.56
Aetna ASAPOS $321.56
Aetna ASAPPO $321.56
BCBS HMO $381.07
BCBS EPOSOA $395.64
BCBS PPO $409.09
Humana PPO $440.13
Humana HMO $440.13
United OptionsPPO $736.88
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $768.08
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $930.22
Evry Health BroadNetwork $995.89
BCBS Traditional $1,276.78
Curative Administrators COMM $1,459.18
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,459.18
Imagine Health PPO $1,619.45
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,619.45
United GlobalAppendix $1,641.57
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,944.35
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,989.61
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,082.15
Averde Health Commercial $2,082.15
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,544.85
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,544.85
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,735.95
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,776.20
Independent Medical System COMM $2,776.20
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,776.20
Coastal Comp COMM $3,007.55
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,100.75
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,794.14
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,932.95
Physicians, INC COMM $3,932.95
USA Managed Care COMM $3,932.95
Affiliated PPO COMM $4,164.30

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X-ray ribs 3 views bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $721.35 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $381.04 $44.10 – $476.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $445.78 $91.76 – $668.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $425.96 $44.10 – $532.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $381.04 $44.10 – $476.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $445.78 $47.19 – $668.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $445.78 $44.10 – $668.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $425.96 $44.10 – $638.95

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