Endoscopy swallow (fees) vid 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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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.

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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.

$136.31 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,690.00 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $136.31
Superior Health Plan STAR $136.31
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $136.31
Superior Health Plan STARKids $136.31
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $136.31
BCBS MyBlueHealth $163.61
BCBS BAV $180.39
Oscar MGMCR $187.76
WellMed MGMCR $190.63
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $191.59
Devoted Health MGMCR $191.59
GEO Group - Joe Corley Detention Facility GVT $191.59
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $191.59
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $191.59
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $191.59
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $191.59
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $191.59
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $191.59
BCBS MCRPPO $191.59
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $191.59
Amerigroup DualEligible $191.59
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $191.59
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $191.59
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $191.59
Aetna MCR $193.22
Van Lang IPA MCR $193.51
United MCR $195.42
WellCare POS $197.34
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $197.34
WellCare PFFS $197.34
WellCare MCRHMO $197.34
WellCare SNP $197.34
WellCare PPO $197.34
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $201.17
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $201.17
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $201.17
Superior Health Plan PFFS $201.17
American Health Plan MGMCR $201.17
Shared Health MGMCR $201.17
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $201.17
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $201.17
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $201.17
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $203.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $203.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $203.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $203.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $203.09
Molina MGMCR $208.83
BCBS HMO $225.84
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $229.91
BCBS EPOSOA $230.04
BCBS PPO $234.23
Verda Health Plan MCR $249.07
Superior ValueHMO $277.81
Community Health Choice HIX $277.81
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $295.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $295.34
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $295.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $295.34
Superior HMO $296.96
Superior EPO $296.96
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $318.05
Amerigroup MGMCD $318.05
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $379.35
United OptionsPPO $399.84
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $402.34
Molina Healthcare HIX $411.92
Oscar HIX $443.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $463.45
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $538.42
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $538.42
TX Workforce Commission GVT $545.24
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Aetna QHPExchange $602.03
Aetna NBPPO $729.25
Aetna NBPOS $729.25
Aetna NBHMO $729.25
Aetna COMMPOS $776.96
Aetna COMMHMO $776.96
Aetna COMMPPO $776.96
BCBS Traditional $795.14
Aetna OONPOS $911.00
Aetna OONPPO $911.00
Aetna OONHMO $911.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $976.88
Aetna ASAPPO $983.70
Aetna ASAPOS $983.70
Aetna ASAHMO $983.70
United GlobalAppendix $1,022.32
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,022.32
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,210.88
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,249.50
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,249.50
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,363.09
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,363.09
Independent Medical System COMM $1,363.09
Coastal Comp COMM $1,476.68
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,703.87
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,862.89
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,931.05
Physicians, INC COMM $1,931.05
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,931.05
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,044.64
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00

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Endoscopy swallow (fees) vid at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $576.16 $112.00 – $816.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $576.16 $112.00 – $864.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $504.10 $100.82 – $630.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $576.16 $112.00 – $816.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $576.16 $112.00 – $864.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $576.16 $155.00 – $864.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $504.10 $112.00 – $756.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $576.16 $112.00 – $816.23

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