X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest > 4 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.

$51.73 with Texas Health Network vs $2,253.60 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 $51.73
Amerigroup MGMCD $52.79
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $52.79
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $52.79
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $52.79
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $52.79
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $52.79
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $52.79
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $52.79
United MGMCD $53.85
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $57.01
Molina Healthcare CHIP $58.07
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $58.07
Molina Healthcare STAR $58.07
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $58.07
Humana MCD $65.99
Superior Health Plan CHIP $80.73
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $80.73
Superior Health Plan STARKids $80.73
Superior Health Plan STAR $80.73
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $80.73
Cigna CSN $135.68
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $146.84
Cigna PPO $174.55
BCBS MyBlueHealth $197.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04
Aetna QHPExchange $222.81
United SmallGroup $245.18
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
BCBS BAV $249.94
United OptionsPPO $271.78
Aetna NBHMO $296.13
Aetna NBPOS $296.13
Aetna NBPPO $296.13
Aetna COMMPPO $315.01
Aetna COMMPOS $315.01
Aetna COMMHMO $315.01
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $343.09
Evry Health BroadNetwork $367.31
Aetna OONHMO $370.40
Aetna OONPPO $370.40
Aetna OONPOS $370.40
BCBS HMO $381.07
BCBS EPOSOA $395.64
Aetna ASAPOS $400.30
Aetna ASAPPO $400.30
Aetna ASAHMO $400.30
BCBS PPO $409.09
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $415.66
BCBS Traditional $470.91
Humana HMO $533.42
Humana PPO $533.42
Curative Administrators COMM $538.18
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $538.18
United GlobalAppendix $605.45
Coventry National First Health COMM $717.12
Imagine Health PPO $876.40
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $876.40
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,009.09
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,076.72
Averde Health Commercial $1,126.80
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,126.80
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,143.63
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,377.20
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,377.20
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,502.40
Independent Medical System COMM $1,502.40
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,502.40
Coastal Comp COMM $1,627.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,053.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,128.40
USA Managed Care COMM $2,128.40
Physicians, INC COMM $2,128.40
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,253.60

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X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest > 4 views bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $524.27 $107.91 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $589.58 $52.79 – $736.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $524.27 $56.49 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $524.27 $52.79 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $589.58 $52.79 – $884.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12

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