Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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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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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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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$118.53 with Texas Health Network vs $19,028.23 with BCBS — 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
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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 $118.53
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $120.63
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $120.63
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $120.63
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $120.63
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $120.95
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $120.95
Amerigroup MGMCD $120.95
Liberty County Indigent LOCALGOV $120.95
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $120.95
United MGMCD $123.04
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $130.28
Molina Healthcare CHIP $133.05
Molina Healthcare STAR $133.05
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $133.05
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $133.05
Humana MCD $151.19
Cigna CSN $247.09
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $267.40
Cigna PPO $317.87
Aetna QHPExchange $405.83
Aetna NBPOS $539.38
Aetna NBHMO $539.38
Aetna NBPPO $539.38
Aetna COMMPOS $573.77
Aetna COMMHMO $573.77
Aetna COMMPPO $573.77
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $598.55
Superior Health Plan CHIP $598.55
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $598.55
Superior Health Plan STAR $598.55
Superior Health Plan STARKids $598.55
Aetna OONPPO $674.66
Aetna OONPOS $674.66
Aetna OONHMO $674.66
Aetna ASAPPO $729.11
Aetna ASAHMO $729.11
Aetna ASAPOS $729.11
Humana PPO $1,440.54
Humana HMO $1,440.54
United OptionsPPO $1,755.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,035.09
TX Workforce Commission GVT $2,394.22
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,543.86
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,723.42
Imagine Health PPO $3,491.57
BCBS Traditional $3,491.57
Curative Administrators COMM $3,990.36
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,990.36
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $4,289.64
United GlobalAppendix $4,489.16
Averde Health Commercial $4,489.16
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,489.16
Coventry National First Health COMM $5,317.16
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $5,486.75
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $5,486.75
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,985.55
Independent Medical System COMM $5,985.55
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,985.55
Coastal Comp COMM $6,484.34
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $7,481.93
BCBS MyBlueHealth $8,089.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,180.25
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $8,479.52
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $8,479.52
Physicians, INC COMM $8,479.52
Affiliated PPO COMM $8,978.32
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,063.70
BCBS BAV $10,249.50
United SmallGroup $10,733.33
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33
BCBS HMO $15,627.05
BCBS EPOSOA $17,327.64
BCBS PPO $19,028.23

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,994.35 $1,028.00 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,728.24 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,994.35 $129.42 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,994.35 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,728.24 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39

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