Thoracic control thoracic ba 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.

$253.51 with Oscar vs $1,989.78 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 $253.51
WellMed MGMCR $257.39
Amerigroup DualEligible $258.68
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $258.68
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $258.68
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $258.68
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $258.68
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $258.68
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $258.68
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $258.68
GEO Group - Joe Corley Detention Facility GVT $258.68
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $258.68
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $258.68
Devoted Health MGMCR $258.68
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $258.68
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $258.68
BCBS MCRPPO $258.68
Aetna MCR $260.88
Van Lang IPA MCR $261.27
United MCR $263.85
WellCare PFFS $266.44
WellCare PPO $266.44
WellCare SNP $266.44
WellCare POS $266.44
WellCare MCRHMO $266.44
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $266.44
American Health Plan MGMCR $271.61
Superior Health Plan PFFS $271.61
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $271.61
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $271.61
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $271.61
Shared Health MGMCR $271.61
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $271.61
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $271.61
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $271.61
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $274.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $274.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $274.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $274.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $274.20
Molina MGMCR $281.96
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $310.42
Verda Health Plan MCR $336.28
Superior ValueHMO $375.09
Community Health Choice HIX $375.09
Superior EPO $400.95
Superior HMO $400.95
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $512.19
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $543.23
Molina Healthcare HIX $556.16
Humana HMO $1,989.78
Humana PPO $1,989.78

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Thoracic control thoracic ba at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $253.51 – $556.16
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $253.51 – $556.16
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $253.51 – $556.16
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $253.51 – $556.16
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $253.51 – $556.16
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $253.51 – $556.16
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $253.51 – $556.16
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $258.68 – $272.91

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