CMS Price Transparency Data
Hospital observation (per hour)
Facility: HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Billing Code: G0378 (HCPCS)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$128
modeled fair price · typically $17–$515
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Fair price $128 Cash price $355 Hospital's list price $355
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $23 - $267 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $48 - $208 | — |
| Amerigroup | $19 - $57 | — |
| Molina | $37 - $160 | — |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $23 - $600 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Compare: Hospital observation (per hour) at other TX hospitals
- Ascension Providence · Waco $15
- Coleman County Medical Center Company · Coleman $17
- Reeves Regional Health · Pecos $17
- Kimble Hospital · Junction $18
- Kell West Regional Hospital · Wichita Falls $22
- Laredo Medical Center · Laredo $23
- Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx · Austin $28
- Ascension Seton Southwest · Austin $28
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.