Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right at BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION

700 Scott & White Dr., College Station, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health · · NPI 1265772362

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 12, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$631.51

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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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$1,052.51

Gross charge

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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.

$25.19 with United Healthcare vs $947.26 with Three Rivers — 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
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $25.19 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $49.88 ↓ -92%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $292.93 ↓ -54%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $299.10 ↓ -53%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $308.35 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare $308.35 ↓ -51%
TriWest Community Care Network $308.35 ↓ -51%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $323.77 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $323.77 ↓ -49%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $323.77 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $345.35 ↓ -45%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $370.02 ↓ -41%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $382.90 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $386.98 ↓ -39%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $388.83 ↓ -38%
Humana Commercial HMO $442.00 ↓ -30%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $450.47 ↓ -29%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $460.98 ↓ -27%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $460.98 ↓ -27%
Cigna Local Plus $488.36 ↓ -23%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $494.68 ↓ -22%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $508.78 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare Commercial $518.89 ↓ -18%
Cigna HMO/PPO $570.46 ↓ -10%
Aetna Commercial $578.88 ↓ -8%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $578.88 ↓ -8%
Imagine Health Commercial $578.88 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $578.88 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $578.88 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $610.46 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $631.51 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $684.13 ↑ +8%
Mark Cuban Commercial $733.72 ↑ +16%
Humana Commercial PPO $736.76 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $736.76 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $736.76 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $789.38 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $789.38 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $947.26 ↑ +50%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $241.85 $760.10 – $1,382.00
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $592.94 $32.48 – $4,826.69
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $588.53 $23.54 – $735.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $631.51 $25.19 – $947.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $907.51 $23.54 – $1,134.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $588.53 $23.54 – $735.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $631.51 $23.54 – $947.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $907.51 $23.54 – $1,361.27

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