Pericardiocentesis wwo imaging 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

$10,190.43

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.

$10,190.43

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $12,909.00 with Cigna — 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -97%
Texas Health Network MCD $437.34 ↓ -96%
Liberty County Indigent LOCALGOV $446.27 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -95%
United MGMCD $478.87 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $490.90 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $490.90 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $490.90 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $490.90 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $499.82 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $499.82 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $499.82 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $499.82 ↓ -95%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -95%
Humana MCD $557.84 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $563.38 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,426.66 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $1,534.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00 ↓ -85%
WellMed MGMCR $1,589.23 ↓ -84%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,793.52 ↓ -82%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,078.85 ↓ -80%
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00 ↓ -79%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -79%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,415.13 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,415.13 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00 ↓ -76%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $2,445.70 ↓ -76%
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00 ↓ -74%
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,781.99 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00 ↓ -72%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,838.17 ↓ -72%
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00 ↓ -70%
BCBS BAV $3,197.01 ↓ -69%
BCBS HMO $3,376.44 ↓ -67%
Oscar HIX $3,390.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $3,566.65 ↓ -65%
BCBS EPOSOA $3,588.49 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $3,784.22 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,076.17 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $4,381.88 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $4,585.69 ↓ -55%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -54%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -54%
Coventry National First Health COMM $5,431.50 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $5,604.74 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $5,604.74 ↓ -45%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↓ -43%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,114.26 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $6,114.26 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $6,114.26 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $6,623.78 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $7,642.82 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,356.15 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $8,661.87 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $8,661.87 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $8,661.87 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $9,171.39 ↓ -10%
Cigna CSN $10,121.00 ↓ -1%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,857.00 ↑ +7%
Cigna PPO $12,909.00 ↑ +27%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,649.05 $446.27 – $3,973.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,522.88 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,161.89 $446.27 – $3,967.42

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