Fetal non stress test 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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Discounted cash price

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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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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.

$15.46 with Texas Health Network vs $1,702.00 with United — 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 $15.46
Liberty County Indigent LOCALGOV $15.78
Amerigroup MGMCD $16.57
United MGMCD $16.93
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $17.36
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $17.36
Molina Healthcare STAR $17.36
Molina Healthcare CHIP $17.36
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $17.67
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $17.67
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $17.67
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $17.67
Humana MCD $19.72
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $19.92
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $19.96
BCBS MyBlueHealth $37.85
BCBS BAV $41.79
BCBS HMO $52.28
BCBS EPOSOA $56.03
Superior Health Plan STARKids $59.69
Superior Health Plan CHIP $59.69
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $59.69
Superior Health Plan STAR $59.69
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $59.69
BCBS PPO $59.78
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $139.28
United OptionsPPO $175.09
Oscar HIX $193.99
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $202.95
WellMed MGMCR $204.11
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $235.78
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $235.78
TX Workforce Commission GVT $238.76
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $253.68
Aetna QHPExchange $263.63
Evry Health BroadNetwork $271.59
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Humana PPO $317.45
Humana HMO $317.45
Aetna NBPOS $319.34
Aetna NBPPO $319.34
Aetna NBHMO $319.34
Aetna COMMPOS $340.24
Aetna COMMPPO $340.24
Aetna COMMHMO $340.24
Imagine Health PPO $348.19
BCBS Traditional $348.19
Curative Administrators COMM $397.94
Aetna OONPOS $398.93
Aetna OONPPO $398.93
Aetna OONHMO $398.93
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $427.78
Aetna ASAPOS $430.77
Aetna ASAPPO $430.77
Aetna ASAHMO $430.77
United GlobalAppendix $447.68
Averde Health Commercial $447.68
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $447.68
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Cigna CSN $528.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $530.25
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $547.16
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $547.16
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $572.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $596.90
Independent Medical System COMM $596.90
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $596.90
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Coastal Comp COMM $646.65
Cigna PPO $680.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $746.13
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $815.77
Physicians, INC COMM $845.61
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $845.61
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $845.61
Affiliated PPO COMM $895.36
United SmallGroup $1,120.00
United AllPayerAppendix $1,600.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,702.00

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Fetal non stress test at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $557.85 $15.78 – $697.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $567.54 $16.88 – $851.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $497.73 $15.78 – $622.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $557.85 $15.78 – $697.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $567.54 $16.88 – $851.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $567.54 $15.78 – $851.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $497.73 $15.78 – $746.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $557.85 $15.78 – $697.31

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