Cholinesterase challenge 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

$284.59

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.

$474.32

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.

$91.35 with United Healthcare vs $777.56 with Mark Cuban — 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 $91.35 ↓ -68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $113.02 ↓ -60%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $172.56 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $203.01 ↓ -29%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $206.06 ↓ -28%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $210.40 ↓ -26%
TriWest Community Care Network $216.91 ↓ -24%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $216.91 ↓ -24%
Humana Medicare $216.91 ↓ -24%
Cigna Local Plus $220.08 ↓ -23%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $222.93 ↓ -22%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $227.76 ↓ -20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $227.76 ↓ -20%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $227.76 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $242.94 ↓ -15%
Cigna HMO/PPO $257.08 ↓ -10%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $260.29 ↓ -9%
MidCoast Commercial $260.88 ↓ -8%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $260.88 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $260.88 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $260.88 ↓ -8%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $272.22 ↓ -4%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $273.52 ↓ -4%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $275.11 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $275.11 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $284.59 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $308.31 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $308.31 ↑ +8%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $324.28 ↑ +14%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $324.28 ↑ +14%
United Healthcare Commercial $327.76 ↑ +15%
Humana Commercial PPO $332.02 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $332.02 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $332.02 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $355.74 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $355.74 ↑ +25%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $357.90 ↑ +26%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $426.89 ↑ +50%
Mark Cuban Commercial $777.56 ↑ +173%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Cholinesterase challenge at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $284.59 $58.58 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $298.60 $59.72 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $284.59 $147.04 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $298.60 $92.50 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $284.59 $56.92 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $284.59 $71.15 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $298.60 $54.74 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor $298.60 $92.50 – $777.56

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