Lwr ext dynamic prosth pylon 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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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.

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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.

$342.55 with Oscar vs $2,688.73 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
Oscar MGMCR $342.55
WellMed MGMCR $347.79
Amerigroup DualEligible $349.54
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $349.54
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $349.54
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $349.54
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $349.54
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $349.54
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $349.54
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $349.54
GEO Group - Joe Corley Detention Facility GVT $349.54
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $349.54
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $349.54
Devoted Health MGMCR $349.54
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $349.54
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $349.54
BCBS MCRPPO $349.54
Aetna MCR $352.51
Van Lang IPA MCR $353.04
United MCR $356.53
WellCare PFFS $360.03
WellCare PPO $360.03
WellCare SNP $360.03
WellCare POS $360.03
WellCare MCRHMO $360.03
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $360.03
American Health Plan MGMCR $367.02
Superior Health Plan PFFS $367.02
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $367.02
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $367.02
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $367.02
Shared Health MGMCR $367.02
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $367.02
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $367.02
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $367.02
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $370.51
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $370.51
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $370.51
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $370.51
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $370.51
Molina MGMCR $381.00
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $419.45
Verda Health Plan MCR $454.40
Superior ValueHMO $506.83
Community Health Choice HIX $506.83
Superior EPO $541.79
Superior HMO $541.79
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $692.09
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $734.03
Molina Healthcare HIX $751.51
Humana HMO $2,688.73
Humana PPO $2,688.73

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Lwr ext dynamic prosth pylon at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $342.55 – $751.51
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $342.55 – $751.51
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $342.55 – $751.51
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $342.55 – $751.51
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $342.55 – $751.51
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $342.55 – $751.51
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $342.55 – $751.51
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $349.54 – $368.76

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