CT bone density axial 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

$2,040.37

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.

$2,040.37

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.

$84.85 with Texas Health Network vs $2,106.00 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
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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 $84.85 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $86.58 ↓ -96%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $86.58 ↓ -96%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $86.58 ↓ -96%
Liberty County Indigent LOCALGOV $86.58 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $86.88 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $86.88 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $86.88 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $86.88 ↓ -96%
United MGMCD $88.62 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $93.83 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $95.24 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $95.24 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $95.24 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $95.24 ↓ -95%
Humana MCD $108.22 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $122.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $122.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $122.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $122.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $122.42 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $134.05 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71 ↓ -92%
BCBS BAV $154.63 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $182.03 ↓ -91%
BCBS HMO $235.06 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $257.51 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $279.33 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $359.11 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $416.24 ↓ -80%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $489.69 ↓ -76%
BCBS Traditional $714.13 ↓ -65%
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $816.15 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $877.36 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $918.17 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $918.17 ↓ -55%
Aetna NBHMO $963.00 ↓ -53%
Aetna NBPOS $963.00 ↓ -53%
Aetna NBPPO $963.00 ↓ -53%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,087.52 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,122.20 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,122.20 ↓ -45%
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00 ↓ -41%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,224.22 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,224.22 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,224.22 ↓ -40%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00 ↓ -36%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↓ -36%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,326.24 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,530.28 ↓ -25%
Cigna CSN $1,635.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,673.10 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,734.31 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,734.31 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,734.31 ↓ -15%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00 ↓ -13%
Humana HMO $1,807.06 ↓ -11%
Humana PPO $1,807.06 ↓ -11%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,836.33 ↓ -10%
Cigna PPO $2,106.00 ↑ +3%

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CT bone density axial at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $360.85 $74.27 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $343.66 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $360.85 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $360.85 $86.58 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $343.66 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $360.85 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $360.85 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $343.66 $83.05 – $1,841.00

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