X-ray temporomandibular joint open/closed mouth 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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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.

$52.07 with Texas Health Network vs $2,371.79 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 $52.07
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.13
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $53.13
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $53.13
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $53.13
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $53.13
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $53.13
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $53.13
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $53.13
United MGMCD $54.19
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $57.38
Molina Healthcare STAR $58.44
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $58.44
Molina Healthcare CHIP $58.44
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $58.44
Humana MCD $66.41
Superior Health Plan STAR $135.56
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $135.56
Superior Health Plan STARKids $135.56
Superior Health Plan CHIP $135.56
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $135.56
BCBS MyBlueHealth $140.47
Cigna CSN $151.48
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $163.93
BCBS BAV $177.98
United SmallGroup $182.03
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Cigna PPO $194.87
Aetna QHPExchange $250.70
BCBS HMO $271.35
BCBS EPOSOA $281.73
BCBS PPO $291.31
Aetna NBPOS $333.21
Aetna NBPPO $333.21
Aetna NBHMO $333.21
Aetna COMMHMO $354.45
Aetna COMMPPO $354.45
Aetna COMMPOS $354.45
Aetna OONPPO $416.78
Aetna OONPOS $416.78
Aetna OONHMO $416.78
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $437.46
United OptionsPPO $442.73
Aetna ASAPOS $450.42
Aetna ASAPPO $450.42
Aetna ASAHMO $450.42
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $576.14
Humana HMO $607.94
Humana PPO $607.94
Evry Health BroadNetwork $616.81
BCBS Traditional $790.78
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $903.74
Curative Administrators COMM $903.74
Imagine Health PPO $922.36
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $922.36
United GlobalAppendix $1,016.71
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,133.19
Averde Health Commercial $1,185.89
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,185.89
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,204.24
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,449.43
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,449.43
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,581.19
Independent Medical System COMM $1,581.19
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,581.19
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,694.52
Coastal Comp COMM $1,712.96
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,920.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,160.96
Physicians, INC COMM $2,240.02
USA Managed Care COMM $2,240.02
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,240.02
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,371.79

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X-ray temporomandibular joint open/closed mouth bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $706.38 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $477.80 $53.13 – $597.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $268.76 $55.32 – $403.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $277.69 $53.13 – $347.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $477.80 $53.13 – $597.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $268.76 $56.85 – $403.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $268.76 $53.13 – $403.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $277.69 $53.13 – $416.54

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