IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 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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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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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.

$54.99 with Superior Health Plan vs $824.89 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $54.99
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $54.99
Superior Health Plan STARKids $54.99
Superior Health Plan STAR $54.99
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $54.99
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $119.15
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $119.15
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $119.15
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $119.15
Amerigroup MGMCD $128.32
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $128.32
Cigna CSN $135.65
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $146.65
United OptionsPPO $161.31
BCBS MyBlueHealth $170.35
Cigna PPO $174.14
Oscar HIX $178.73
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $186.97
BCBS BAV $187.82
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $217.22
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $217.22
TX Workforce Commission GVT $219.97
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $233.72
BCBS HMO $235.14
BCBS EPOSOA $239.51
Aetna QHPExchange $242.88
BCBS PPO $243.88
Evry Health BroadNetwork $250.22
Aetna NBHMO $294.21
Aetna NBPPO $294.21
Aetna NBPOS $294.21
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Aetna COMMPOS $313.46
Aetna COMMPPO $313.46
Aetna COMMHMO $313.46
BCBS Traditional $320.79
Imagine Health PPO $320.79
Curative Administrators COMM $366.62
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $366.62
Aetna OONPOS $367.53
Aetna OONPPO $367.53
Aetna OONHMO $367.53
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $394.11
Aetna ASAHMO $396.86
Aetna ASAPPO $396.86
Aetna ASAPOS $396.86
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $412.44
Averde Health Commercial $412.44
United GlobalAppendix $412.44
Coventry National First Health COMM $488.52
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $504.10
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $504.10
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $549.92
Independent Medical System COMM $549.92
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $549.92
Coastal Comp COMM $595.75
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Humana HMO $680.14
Humana PPO $680.14
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $687.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $751.56
Physicians, INC COMM $779.06
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $779.06
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $779.06
Affiliated PPO COMM $824.89

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,876.96 $280.28 – $280.28
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $541.27 $153.36 – $676.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $506.74 $104.30 – $760.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $590.25 $118.05 – $737.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $541.27 $144.34 – $676.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $506.74 $162.66 – $760.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $506.74 $261.82 – $760.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $590.25 $196.75 – $885.38

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