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Original text from hospital filings
Brain imaging, positron emission tomography (PET); perfusion evaluation PET Scan
CONROE, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe’s median price of $4.0k is 295% above the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 84% of the 1,136 hospitals reporting CPT 78609. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 20 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $164 | $164 | — | — | — | $164 – $164 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $189 | $189 | — | — | — | $189 – $189 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $288 | $288 | — | — | — | $288 – $288 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $316 | $316 | — | — | — | $316 – $316 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $342 | $342 | — | — | — | $342 – $342 |
| 6 | Aetna asappo per diem · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 7 | Aetna qhpexchange per diem · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 8 | Aetna nbhmo per diem · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 9 | Aetna nbpos per diem · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 10 | Aetna nbppo per diem · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 11 | Aetna commhmo per diem · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 12 | Aetna commpos per diem · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 13 | Aetna commppo per diem · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 14 | Aetna oonhmo per diem · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 15 | Aetna oonpos per diem · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 16 | Aetna oonppo per diem · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 17 | Aetna asahmo per diem · outpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 18 | Aetna asapos per diem · outpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 19 | Humana hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $23.7k | $23.7k | — | — | — | $23.7k – $23.7k |
| 20 | Humana ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $23.7k | $23.7k | — | — | — | $23.7k – $23.7k |
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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