X-ray wrist 2 views (both sides) 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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Gross charge

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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.

$33.41 with Texas Health Network vs $2,402.10 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 $33.41
Amerigroup MGMCD $34.09
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $34.09
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $34.09
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $34.09
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $34.09
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $34.09
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $34.09
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $34.09
United MGMCD $34.77
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $36.82
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $37.50
Molina Healthcare STAR $37.50
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $37.50
Molina Healthcare CHIP $37.50
Humana MCD $42.61
Cigna CSN $94.44
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $102.20
Cigna PPO $121.49
Superior Health Plan STARKids $138.53
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $138.53
Superior Health Plan STAR $138.53
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $138.53
Superior Health Plan CHIP $138.53
BCBS MyBlueHealth $140.47
Aetna QHPExchange $153.14
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71
BCBS BAV $177.98
United SmallGroup $182.03
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Aetna NBHMO $203.54
Aetna NBPOS $203.54
Aetna NBPPO $203.54
Aetna COMMHMO $216.52
Aetna COMMPPO $216.52
Aetna COMMPOS $216.52
Aetna OONHMO $254.59
Aetna OONPOS $254.59
Aetna OONPPO $254.59
BCBS HMO $271.35
Aetna ASAHMO $275.13
Aetna ASAPOS $275.13
Aetna ASAPPO $275.13
BCBS EPOSOA $281.73
BCBS PPO $291.31
Humana PPO $396.70
Humana HMO $396.70
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $443.05
United OptionsPPO $448.39
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $588.76
Evry Health BroadNetwork $630.32
BCBS Traditional $808.10
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $923.54
Curative Administrators COMM $923.54
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $934.15
Imagine Health PPO $934.15
United GlobalAppendix $1,038.98
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,147.67
Averde Health Commercial $1,201.05
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,201.05
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,230.62
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,467.95
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,467.95
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,601.40
Independent Medical System COMM $1,601.40
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,601.40
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,731.64
Coastal Comp COMM $1,734.85
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,962.52
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,188.58
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,268.65
Physicians, INC COMM $2,268.65
USA Managed Care COMM $2,268.65
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,402.10

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X-ray wrist 2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $470.16 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $292.17 $34.09 – $365.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $268.49 $55.27 – $402.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $318.11 $34.09 – $397.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $292.17 $34.09 – $365.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $268.49 $36.48 – $402.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $268.49 $34.09 – $402.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $318.11 $34.09 – $477.16

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