HIV prep, ftc/taf 200/25mg 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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$71.33 with Christus (USFHP) vs $222.36 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $71.33
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $117.69
United SmallGroup $117.69
United AllPayerAppendix $117.69
BCBS MyBlueHealth $140.49
BCBS BAV $154.83
Cigna CSN $172.47
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $186.73
BCBS HMO $193.54
BCBS PPO $193.54
BCBS EPOSOA $193.54
Cigna PPO $222.36

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

HIV prep, ftc/taf 200/25mg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $88.39 $25.04 – $153.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $88.39 $18.19 – $132.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $88.39 $17.68 – $110.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $88.39 $23.57 – $153.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $88.39 $28.37 – $132.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $88.39 $45.67 – $132.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $88.39 $29.46 – $132.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $88.39 $23.57 – $153.60

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →