Ak univ multiplex sys frict at HCA HOUSTON CONROE

504 MEDICAL CENTER BOULEVARD, CONROE, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1962455816

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$2,172.62 with Oscar vs $17,053.08 with Humana — 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
Oscar MGMCR $2,172.62
WellMed MGMCR $2,205.88
Amerigroup DualEligible $2,216.96
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $2,216.96
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $2,216.96
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $2,216.96
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $2,216.96
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $2,216.96
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $2,216.96
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $2,216.96
GEO Group - Joe Corley Detention Facility GVT $2,216.96
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $2,216.96
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $2,216.96
Devoted Health MGMCR $2,216.96
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,216.96
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $2,216.96
BCBS MCRPPO $2,216.96
Aetna MCR $2,235.80
Van Lang IPA MCR $2,239.13
United MCR $2,261.30
WellCare PFFS $2,283.47
WellCare PPO $2,283.47
WellCare SNP $2,283.47
WellCare POS $2,283.47
WellCare MCRHMO $2,283.47
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $2,283.47
American Health Plan MGMCR $2,327.81
Superior Health Plan PFFS $2,327.81
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $2,327.81
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $2,327.81
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $2,327.81
Shared Health MGMCR $2,327.81
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $2,327.81
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $2,327.81
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $2,327.81
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $2,349.98
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $2,349.98
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $2,349.98
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $2,349.98
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $2,349.98
Molina MGMCR $2,416.49
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $2,660.35
Verda Health Plan MCR $2,882.05
Superior ValueHMO $3,214.59
Community Health Choice HIX $3,214.59
Superior EPO $3,436.29
Superior HMO $3,436.29
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $4,389.58
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $4,655.62
Molina Healthcare HIX $4,766.46
Humana HMO $17,053.08
Humana PPO $17,053.08

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Ak univ multiplex sys frict at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $2,172.62 – $4,766.46
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $2,172.62 – $4,766.46
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $2,172.62 – $4,766.46
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $2,172.62 – $4,766.46
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $2,172.62 – $4,766.46
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $2,172.62 – $4,766.46
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $2,172.62 – $4,766.46
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $2,216.96 – $2,338.89

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