Hydration IV infusion each additional hour 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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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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$11.88 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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

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 STARKids $11.88
Superior Health Plan CHIP $11.88
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $11.88
Superior Health Plan STAR $11.88
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $11.88
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $25.73
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $25.73
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $25.73
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $25.73
Amerigroup MGMCD $27.71
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $27.71
Cigna CSN $29.29
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $31.67
BCBS MyBlueHealth $32.03
United OptionsPPO $34.83
BCBS BAV $35.32
Cigna PPO $37.60
Oscar HIX $38.59
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $40.38
BCBS HMO $44.22
BCBS EPOSOA $45.04
BCBS PPO $45.86
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $46.91
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $46.91
TX Workforce Commission GVT $47.50
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $50.47
Aetna QHPExchange $52.45
Evry Health BroadNetwork $54.03
Aetna NBPOS $63.53
Aetna NBPPO $63.53
Aetna NBHMO $63.53
Aetna COMMPOS $67.69
Aetna COMMPPO $67.69
Aetna COMMHMO $67.69
BCBS Traditional $69.27
Imagine Health PPO $69.27
United SmallGroup $78.94
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $78.94
United AllPayerAppendix $78.94
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $79.17
Curative Administrators COMM $79.17
Aetna OONPPO $79.37
Aetna OONHMO $79.37
Aetna OONPOS $79.37
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $85.11
Aetna ASAHMO $85.70
Aetna ASAPPO $85.70
Aetna ASAPOS $85.70
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $89.06
United GlobalAppendix $89.06
Averde Health Commercial $89.06
Coventry National First Health COMM $105.49
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $108.86
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $108.86
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $118.75
Independent Medical System COMM $118.75
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $118.75
Coastal Comp COMM $128.65
Humana HMO $129.74
Humana PPO $129.74
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $148.44
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $162.29
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $168.23
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $168.23
Physicians, INC COMM $168.23
Affiliated PPO COMM $178.13
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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Hydration IV infusion each additional hour at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $357.20 $52.71 – $52.71
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $190.67 $42.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $200.22 $41.21 – $300.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $241.37 $41.34 – $301.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $190.67 $32.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $200.22 $44.69 – $300.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $200.22 $103.45 – $300.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $241.37 $41.34 – $362.05

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