Prgrmg eval implantable dfb 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

$1,703.26

Cash price

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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.

$1,703.26

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.

$84.82 with BCBS vs $1,532.93 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $84.82 ↓ -95%
BCBS BAV $93.53 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $102.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $102.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $102.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $102.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $102.20 ↓ -94%
BCBS HMO $117.09 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $119.26 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $121.44 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $187.01 ↓ -89%
Humana PPO $187.01 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $221.42 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $221.42 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $221.42 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $221.42 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $238.46 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $238.46 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $252.08 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $272.52 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $299.77 ↓ -82%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $323.62 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $332.14 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $347.47 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $403.67 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $403.67 ↓ -76%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $408.78 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $434.33 ↓ -75%
Aetna QHPExchange $451.36 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $464.99 ↓ -73%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna NBPPO $546.75 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $546.75 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $546.75 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $582.51 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $582.51 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $582.51 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $596.14 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $596.14 ↓ -65%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $681.30 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $681.30 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $683.01 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $683.01 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $683.01 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $732.40 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $737.51 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $737.51 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $737.51 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $766.47 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $766.47 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $766.47 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $907.84 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $936.79 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $936.79 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,021.96 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,021.96 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,021.96 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,107.12 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,277.44 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,396.67 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,447.77 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,447.77 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,447.77 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,532.93 ↓ -10%

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Prgrmg eval implantable dfb at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $218.79 $35.62 – $273.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $341.53 $70.30 – $917.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $318.07 $35.62 – $917.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $341.53 $35.62 – $917.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $341.53 $93.42 – $512.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $318.07 $35.62 – $477.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $218.79 $35.62 – $273.49

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