I-131 iobenguane sulf diag mibg 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

$26,177.17

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.

$26,177.17

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $23,559.45 with Affiliated PPO — 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -98%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,442.91 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,570.63 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,570.63 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,570.63 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,570.63 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,570.63 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,572.47 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $1,572.47 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,572.47 ↓ -94%
BCBS BAV $1,590.15 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $1,735.55 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $1,987.69 ↓ -92%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,987.69 ↓ -92%
BCBS HMO $1,987.69 ↓ -92%
Cigna CSN $2,120.09 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,295.30 ↓ -91%
Cigna PPO $2,733.34 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $3,403.03 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $3,403.03 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $3,403.03 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $3,403.03 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $3,664.80 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $3,664.80 ↓ -86%
Humana PPO $3,923.17 ↓ -85%
Humana HMO $3,923.17 ↓ -85%
Superior EPO $4,581.00 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $4,581.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $4,607.18 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $5,104.55 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $5,183.08 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $5,340.14 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $6,203.99 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $6,203.99 ↓ -76%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $6,282.52 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $6,675.18 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $7,067.84 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $7,146.37 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBHMO $8,402.87 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $8,402.87 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $8,402.87 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $8,952.59 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $8,952.59 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $8,952.59 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $9,162.01 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $9,162.01 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $10,470.87 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $10,470.87 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $10,497.05 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $10,497.05 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $10,497.05 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $11,256.18 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $11,334.71 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $11,334.71 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $11,334.71 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $11,779.73 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $11,779.73 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $11,779.73 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $13,952.43 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $14,397.44 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $14,397.44 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $15,706.30 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $15,706.30 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $15,706.30 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $17,015.16 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $19,632.88 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $21,465.28 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $22,250.59 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $22,250.59 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $22,250.59 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $23,559.45 ↓ -10%

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I-131 iobenguane sulf diag mibg at other Texas hospitals

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Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $1,340.01 $2,473.56 – $3,084.59
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