Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 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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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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $4,881.95 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $325.46
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $325.46
Superior Health Plan STARKids $325.46
Superior Health Plan STAR $325.46
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $325.46
BCBS MyBlueHealth $407.84
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
BCBS BAV $516.76
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $705.17
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $705.17
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $705.17
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $705.17
Amerigroup MGMCD $759.41
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $759.41
Cigna CSN $766.06
BCBS HMO $787.88
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $829.06
BCBS EPOSOA $873.62
United OptionsPPO $954.69
BCBS PPO $959.36
Cigna PPO $985.52
Oscar HIX $1,057.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,106.58
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,285.58
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,285.58
TX Workforce Commission GVT $1,301.85
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,383.22
Aetna QHPExchange $1,437.46
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,480.86
Humana HMO $1,730.92
Humana PPO $1,730.92
Aetna NBHMO $1,741.23
Aetna NBPPO $1,741.23
Aetna NBPOS $1,741.23
Aetna COMMPOS $1,855.14
Aetna COMMHMO $1,855.14
Aetna COMMPPO $1,855.14
BCBS Traditional $1,898.54
Imagine Health PPO $1,898.54
Curative Administrators COMM $2,169.76
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,169.76
Aetna OONPOS $2,175.18
Aetna OONPPO $2,175.18
Aetna OONHMO $2,175.18
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,332.49
Aetna ASAHMO $2,348.76
Aetna ASAPOS $2,348.76
Aetna ASAPPO $2,348.76
United GlobalAppendix $2,440.98
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,440.98
Averde Health Commercial $2,440.98
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,891.20
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,983.41
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,983.41
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,254.63
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,254.63
Independent Medical System COMM $3,254.63
Coastal Comp COMM $3,525.85
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,068.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,448.00
Physicians, INC COMM $4,610.73
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,610.73
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,610.73
Affiliated PPO COMM $4,881.95

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Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $403.69 $114.38 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $338.83 $69.74 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $332.18 $66.44 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $403.69 $107.65 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $338.83 $108.76 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $338.83 $175.06 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $332.18 $110.73 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $403.69 $107.65 – $607.02

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