Suction susp ak/knee disart 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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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.

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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.

$610.26 with Oscar vs $4,789.84 with Humana — 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
Oscar MGMCR $610.26
WellMed MGMCR $619.60
Amerigroup DualEligible $622.71
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $622.71
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $622.71
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $622.71
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $622.71
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $622.71
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $622.71
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $622.71
GEO Group - Joe Corley Detention Facility GVT $622.71
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $622.71
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $622.71
Devoted Health MGMCR $622.71
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $622.71
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $622.71
BCBS MCRPPO $622.71
Aetna MCR $628.00
Van Lang IPA MCR $628.94
United MCR $635.16
WellCare PFFS $641.39
WellCare PPO $641.39
WellCare SNP $641.39
WellCare POS $641.39
WellCare MCRHMO $641.39
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $641.39
American Health Plan MGMCR $653.85
Superior Health Plan PFFS $653.85
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $653.85
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $653.85
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $653.85
Shared Health MGMCR $653.85
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $653.85
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $653.85
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $653.85
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $660.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $660.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $660.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $660.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $660.07
Molina MGMCR $678.75
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $747.25
Verda Health Plan MCR $809.52
Superior ValueHMO $902.93
Community Health Choice HIX $902.93
Superior EPO $965.20
Superior HMO $965.20
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $1,232.97
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $1,307.69
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,338.83
Humana HMO $4,789.84
Humana PPO $4,789.84

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Suction susp ak/knee disart at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $610.26 – $1,338.83
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $610.26 – $1,338.83
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $610.26 – $1,338.83
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $610.26 – $1,338.83
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $610.26 – $1,338.83
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $610.26 – $1,338.83
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $610.26 – $1,338.83
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $622.71 – $656.96

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