Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood  ยท  Brain MRI with and without contrast

Brain MRI with and without contrast at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood.

๐Ÿ“ Houston, TX 2/5 CMS rating CPT 70553
Cash-pay price
$4,602 to $34,391
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is more expensive than median (+19%) for brain mri with and without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $4,602 โ€“ $34,391

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$305 โ€“ $359
Blue Cross Blue Shield$750 โ€“ $12,037
UnitedHealthcare$339 โ€“ $15,476
Cigna$681 โ€“ $874
HealthNet$322
Humana$410 โ€“ $4,633

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 1,044 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 1/5 2.8/5 -1.8
Would definitely recommend 51% 69.6% -19pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 55% 68.6% -14pp
Nurses always communicated well 68% 75.6% -8pp
Doctors always communicated well 69% 76.6% -8pp
Given clear info about recovery 77% 84.4% -7pp
Room and bathroom always clean 62% 68.6% -7pp
Staff always explained meds 49% 57.6% -9pp
Quiet at night, always 57% 52.2% +5pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 70553, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of brain mri with and without contrast prices, see the Brain MRI with and without contrast overview.