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

$1,992.52

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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$1,992.52

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 $1,793.27 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 ↓ -96%
BCBS BAV $93.53 ↓ -95%
BCBS HMO $117.09 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $119.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $119.55 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $119.55 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $119.55 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $119.55 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $119.55 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $121.44 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $203.37 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $203.37 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $259.03 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $259.03 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $259.03 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $259.03 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $278.95 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $278.95 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $294.89 ↓ -85%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $318.80 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $350.68 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $378.58 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $388.54 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $406.47 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $472.23 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $472.23 ↓ -76%
TX Workforce Commission GVT $478.20 ↓ -76%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $508.09 ↓ -75%
Aetna QHPExchange $528.02 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $543.96 ↓ -73%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna NBPPO $639.60 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $639.60 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $639.60 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $681.44 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $681.44 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $681.44 ↓ -66%
Imagine Health PPO $697.38 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $697.38 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $797.01 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $797.01 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $799.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $799.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $799.00 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $856.78 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $862.76 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $862.76 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $862.76 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $896.63 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $896.63 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $896.63 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,062.01 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,095.89 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,095.89 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,195.51 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,195.51 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,195.51 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,295.14 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,494.39 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,633.87 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,693.64 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,693.64 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,693.64 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,793.27 ↓ -10%

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Prgrmg eval implantable dfb at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $247.66 $35.62 – $309.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $388.76 $80.02 – $917.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $320.29 $35.62 – $917.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $247.66 $35.62 – $917.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $388.76 $35.62 – $917.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $388.76 $93.42 – $583.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $320.29 $35.62 – $480.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $247.66 $35.62 – $309.58

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