Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) 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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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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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.

$349.07 with Texas Health Network vs $24,916.50 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 Health Network MCD $349.07
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $356.19
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $356.19
Amerigroup MGMCD $356.19
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $356.19
Liberty County Indigent LOCALGOV $356.19
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $360.53
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $360.53
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $360.53
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $360.53
United MGMCD $367.74
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $389.37
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $391.81
Molina Healthcare CHIP $391.81
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $391.81
Molina Healthcare STAR $391.81
Humana MCD $445.24
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $699.43
BCBS MyBlueHealth $820.98
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
United SmallGroup $828.27
BCBS BAV $946.99
Aetna QHPExchange $1,210.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
BCBS HMO $1,439.57
BCBS EPOSOA $1,577.04
Aetna NBPPO $1,605.00
Aetna NBPOS $1,605.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,605.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,661.10
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,661.10
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,661.10
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,661.10
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,661.10
Aetna COMMPPO $1,706.00
Aetna COMMHMO $1,706.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,706.00
BCBS PPO $1,710.69
Aetna OONPPO $2,007.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,007.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,007.00
Cigna CSN $2,127.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,168.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,168.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,304.00
Cigna PPO $2,739.00
United OptionsPPO $4,872.56
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $5,647.74
TX Workforce Commission GVT $6,644.40
Humana PPO $7,254.20
Humana HMO $7,254.20
BCBS Traditional $9,689.75
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $11,074.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $11,904.55
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $12,458.25
United GlobalAppendix $12,458.25
Coventry National First Health COMM $14,756.10
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $15,226.75
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $15,226.75
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $16,611.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $16,611.00
Independent Medical System COMM $16,611.00
Coastal Comp COMM $17,995.25
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $20,763.75
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $22,701.70
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $23,532.25
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $23,532.25
Physicians, INC COMM $23,532.25
Affiliated PPO COMM $24,916.50

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,341.59 $332.94 – $4,176.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,402.40 $494.01 – $5,103.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,719.39 $332.94 – $3,399.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,341.59 $332.94 – $4,176.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,402.40 $332.94 – $5,103.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,402.40 $356.19 – $5,103.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,719.39 $332.94 – $4,079.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,341.59 $332.94 – $4,176.98

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