Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution 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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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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$0.96 with Superior Health Plan vs $104.36 with Cigna — 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

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

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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $0.96
Superior Health Plan STARKids $0.96
Superior Health Plan STAR $0.96
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $0.96
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $0.96
Aetna MCR $1.06
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2.24
Amerigroup MGMCD $2.24
Superior EPO $2.80
Superior HMO $2.80
United OptionsPPO $2.82
Superior ValueHMO $3.17
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $3.26
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $3.79
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $3.79
TX Workforce Commission GVT $3.84
Molina Healthcare HIX $4.32
BCBS Traditional $5.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $6.88
United GlobalAppendix $7.20
Coventry National First Health COMM $8.53
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $8.80
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $8.80
Independent Medical System COMM $9.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $9.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9.60
Coastal Comp COMM $10.40
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $10.49
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $10.49
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $10.49
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $10.49
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $10.62
United MGMCD $10.70
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $11.33
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $12.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $13.12
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $13.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $13.60
Physicians, INC COMM $13.60
Affiliated PPO COMM $14.40
United AllPayerAppendix $17.52
United SmallGroup $17.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $17.52
BCBS MyBlueHealth $24.38
BCBS BAV $26.87
BCBS EPOSOA $33.59
BCBS HMO $33.59
BCBS PPO $33.59
Aetna QHPExchange $51.19
Aetna NBHMO $68.07
Aetna NBPPO $68.07
Aetna NBPOS $68.07
Aetna COMMPPO $72.32
Aetna COMMHMO $72.32
Aetna COMMPOS $72.32
Cigna CSN $80.95
Aetna OONPOS $84.96
Aetna OONPPO $84.96
Aetna OONHMO $84.96
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $87.64
Aetna ASAPPO $91.86
Aetna ASAPOS $91.86
Aetna ASAHMO $91.86
Humana PPO $102.17
Humana HMO $102.17
Cigna PPO $104.36

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Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,427.67 $10.49 – $102.17
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $1,384.38 $10.49 – $102.17
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $1,298.67 $10.49 – $102.17
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $589.72 $10.62 – $193.56
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $589.72 $10.62 – $193.56
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $589.72 $10.62 – $193.56
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $589.72 $10.62 – $193.56
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $589.72 $10.62 – $193.56

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