Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$5,324.29

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.

$5,324.29

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.

$294.38 with Texas Health Network vs $4,791.86 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 $294.38 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -94%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $300.39 ↓ -94%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $300.39 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $300.39 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $300.39 ↓ -94%
Liberty County Indigent LOCALGOV $300.39 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $318.09 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $318.09 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $318.09 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $318.09 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $319.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $319.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $319.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $319.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $319.46 ↓ -94%
United MGMCD $324.45 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $330.43 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $330.43 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $330.43 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STAR $330.43 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $343.54 ↓ -94%
Humana MCD $375.49 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $544.23 ↓ -90%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -89%
BCBS BAV $689.56 ↓ -87%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $929.86 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $937.08 ↓ -82%
BCBS HMO $1,051.35 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,086.16 ↓ -80%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -79%
United SmallGroup $1,101.15 ↓ -79%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,165.76 ↓ -78%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $1,277.83 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $1,280.17 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,357.69 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,453.53 ↓ -73%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,665.85 ↓ -69%
Humana HMO $1,698.98 ↓ -68%
Humana PPO $1,698.98 ↓ -68%
Imagine Health PPO $1,863.50 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,863.50 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,129.72 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,129.72 ↓ -60%
Aetna NBHMO $2,214.08 ↓ -58%
Aetna NBPPO $2,214.08 ↓ -58%
Aetna NBPOS $2,214.08 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,289.44 ↓ -57%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,355.25 ↓ -56%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,355.25 ↓ -56%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,355.25 ↓ -56%
Averde Health Commercial $2,395.93 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $2,395.93 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,395.93 ↓ -55%
Aetna OONPOS $2,769.36 ↓ -48%
Aetna OONPPO $2,769.36 ↓ -48%
Aetna OONHMO $2,769.36 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,837.85 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,928.36 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,928.36 ↓ -45%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,992.89 ↓ -44%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,992.89 ↓ -44%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,992.89 ↓ -44%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,194.57 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,194.57 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,194.57 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,460.79 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,993.22 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,365.92 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $4,525.65 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,525.65 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,525.65 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $4,791.86 ↓ -10%

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