Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation 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

$621.99

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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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$621.99

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$37.32 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
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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 $37.32 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $37.32 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $37.32 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $37.32 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $37.32 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $80.86 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $80.86 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $80.86 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $80.86 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $87.08 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $87.08 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $109.47 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $121.29 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $126.89 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $147.41 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $147.41 ↓ -76%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $149.28 ↓ -76%
Aetna QHPExchange $164.83 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $199.66 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $199.66 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $199.66 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $212.72 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $212.72 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $212.72 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $217.70 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $248.80 ↓ -60%
Humana PPO $248.95 ↓ -60%
Humana HMO $248.95 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $249.42 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $249.42 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $249.42 ↓ -60%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $255.13 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $267.46 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $269.32 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $269.32 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $269.32 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $279.90 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $279.90 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $279.90 ↓ -55%
BCBS BAV $281.30 ↓ -55%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -52%
Coventry National First Health COMM $331.52 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $342.09 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $342.09 ↓ -45%
BCBS HMO $352.17 ↓ -43%
BCBS EPOSOA $358.71 ↓ -42%
BCBS PPO $365.25 ↓ -41%
Independent Medical System COMM $373.19 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $373.19 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $373.19 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $404.29 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $466.49 ↓ -25%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $510.03 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $528.69 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $528.69 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $528.69 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $559.79 ↓ -10%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -4%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $572.01 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $226.54 $64.19 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $216.95 $44.66 – $325.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $202.10 $40.42 – $316.45
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $216.95 $69.64 – $325.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $216.95 $112.09 – $3,235.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $202.10 $67.37 – $316.45

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