Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit 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

$1,291.88

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$1,291.88

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.

$77.51 with Superior Health Plan vs $7,235.47 with Aetna — 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 $77.51 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $77.51 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $77.51 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $77.51 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $77.51 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $167.94 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $167.94 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $167.94 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $167.94 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $180.86 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $180.86 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $191.20 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $206.70 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $227.37 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $245.46 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $251.92 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $263.54 ↓ -80%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $306.18 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $306.18 ↓ -76%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $310.05 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $329.43 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $352.68 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $412.24 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $412.24 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $452.16 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $452.16 ↓ -65%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $516.75 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $516.75 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $555.51 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $581.35 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $581.35 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $581.35 ↓ -55%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -54%
Coventry National First Health COMM $688.57 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $710.53 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $710.53 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $775.13 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $775.13 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $775.13 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $839.72 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $968.91 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,059.34 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,098.10 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,098.10 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,098.10 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,162.69 ↓ -10%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,236.26 ↓ -4%
BCBS BAV $1,364.78 ↑ +6%
BCBS HMO $1,707.51 ↑ +32%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,829.91 ↑ +42%
BCBS PPO $1,952.31 ↑ +51%
Aetna QHPExchange $4,031.79 ↑ +212%
Aetna NBPOS $5,361.77 ↑ +315%
Aetna NBHMO $5,361.77 ↑ +315%
Aetna NBPPO $5,361.77 ↑ +315%
Aetna COMMPPO $5,696.36 ↑ +341%
Aetna COMMPOS $5,696.36 ↑ +341%
Aetna COMMHMO $5,696.36 ↑ +341%
Aetna OONPOS $6,691.76 ↑ +418%
Aetna OONPPO $6,691.76 ↑ +418%
Aetna OONHMO $6,691.76 ↑ +418%
Aetna ASAPPO $7,235.47 ↑ +460%
Aetna ASAPOS $7,235.47 ↑ +460%
Aetna ASAHMO $7,235.47 ↑ +460%

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Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $822.60 $233.07 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $822.60 $169.32 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $822.60 $219.36 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $822.60 $264.05 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $822.60 $425.01 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $822.60 $219.36 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $822.60 $205.65 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $822.60 $164.52 – $1,433.33

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