Harness figure of 8 dual con 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.

$157.37 with Oscar vs $1,235.13 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
Oscar MGMCR $157.37
WellMed MGMCR $159.78
Amerigroup DualEligible $160.58
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $160.58
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $160.58
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $160.58
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $160.58
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $160.58
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $160.58
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $160.58
GEO Group - Joe Corley Detention Facility GVT $160.58
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $160.58
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $160.58
Devoted Health MGMCR $160.58
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $160.58
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $160.58
BCBS MCRPPO $160.58
Aetna MCR $161.94
Van Lang IPA MCR $162.19
United MCR $163.79
WellCare PFFS $165.40
WellCare PPO $165.40
WellCare SNP $165.40
WellCare POS $165.40
WellCare MCRHMO $165.40
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $165.40
American Health Plan MGMCR $168.61
Superior Health Plan PFFS $168.61
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $168.61
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $168.61
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $168.61
Shared Health MGMCR $168.61
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $168.61
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $168.61
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $168.61
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $170.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $170.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $170.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $170.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $170.21
Molina MGMCR $175.03
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $192.70
Verda Health Plan MCR $208.75
Superior ValueHMO $232.84
Community Health Choice HIX $232.84
Superior EPO $248.90
Superior HMO $248.90
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $317.95
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $337.22
Molina Healthcare HIX $345.25
Humana HMO $1,235.13
Humana PPO $1,235.13

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Harness figure of 8 dual con at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $157.37 – $345.25
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $157.37 – $345.25
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $157.37 – $345.25
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $157.37 – $345.25
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $157.37 – $345.25
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $157.37 – $345.25
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $157.37 – $345.25
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $160.58 – $169.41

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