Intracranial complete study 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

$304.55

Cash price

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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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$304.55

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.

$18.27 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,117.09 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $18.27 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $18.27 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $18.27 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $18.27 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $18.27 ↓ -94%
Cigna CSN $45.07 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $48.73 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $53.60 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $57.86 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $59.39 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $62.13 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $72.18 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $72.18 ↓ -76%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $73.09 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $77.66 ↓ -75%
Aetna QHPExchange $80.71 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $83.14 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPOS $97.76 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $97.76 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $97.76 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPPO $104.16 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $104.16 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $104.16 ↓ -66%
Imagine Health PPO $106.59 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $106.59 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $121.82 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $121.82 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $122.12 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $122.12 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $122.12 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $130.96 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $131.87 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $131.87 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $131.87 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $137.05 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $137.05 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $137.05 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $162.33 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $167.50 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $167.50 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $182.73 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $182.73 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $182.73 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $197.96 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $228.41 ↓ -25%
Texas Health Network MCD $228.85 ↓ -25%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $230.13 ↓ -24%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $230.13 ↓ -24%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $230.13 ↓ -24%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $230.13 ↓ -24%
Liberty County Indigent LOCALGOV $233.52 ↓ -23%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $233.52 ↓ -23%
Amerigroup MGMCD $233.52 ↓ -23%
United MGMCD $234.73 ↓ -23%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $248.54 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $249.73 ↓ -18%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $256.87 ↓ -16%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $256.87 ↓ -16%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $256.87 ↓ -16%
Molina Healthcare STAR $256.87 ↓ -16%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $258.87 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $258.87 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $258.87 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $274.10 ↓ -10%
Humana MCD $291.90 ↓ -4%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -1%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +64%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $533.82 ↑ +75%
BCBS BAV $588.58 ↑ +93%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +97%
BCBS HMO $736.86 ↑ +142%
BCBS EPOSOA $750.55 ↑ +146%
BCBS PPO $764.24 ↑ +151%
Humana PPO $2,117.09 ↑ +595%
Humana HMO $2,117.09 ↑ +595%

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Intracranial complete study at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,635.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,308.50 $269.33 – $1,962.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $687.43 $227.71 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,635.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,962.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,308.50 $241.72 – $1,962.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $687.43 $227.71 – $1,031.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,635.62

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