Cmptr ophth img optic nerve 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

$166.21

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.

$277.02

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.

$53.35 with United Healthcare vs $249.32 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 $53.35 ↓ -68%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.30 ↓ -66%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $57.48 ↓ -65%
TriWest Community Care Network $59.26 ↓ -64%
Humana Medicare $59.26 ↓ -64%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $59.26 ↓ -64%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $62.22 ↓ -63%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $62.22 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $62.22 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $66.37 ↓ -60%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $71.11 ↓ -57%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $74.37 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $74.73 ↓ -55%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $88.59 ↓ -47%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $88.59 ↓ -47%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $97.78 ↓ -41%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $100.78 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $118.56 ↓ -29%
Cigna Local Plus $128.54 ↓ -23%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $130.20 ↓ -22%
Cigna HMO/PPO $150.14 ↓ -10%
Mark Cuban Commercial $151.53 ↓ -9%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $152.36 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $152.36 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $152.36 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $152.36 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $160.67 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $160.67 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $166.21 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $180.06 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $180.06 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Commercial $191.42 ↑ +15%
Humana Commercial PPO $193.91 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $193.91 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $193.91 ↑ +17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $202.99 ↑ +22%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $207.76 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $207.76 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $249.32 ↑ +50%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Cmptr ophth img optic nerve at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $207.29 $56.30 – $259.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $166.21 $34.21 – $249.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $162.53 $32.51 – $203.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $207.29 $55.28 – $259.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $166.21 $85.88 – $249.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $162.53 $54.18 – $243.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $207.29 $55.28 – $259.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $207.29 $51.82 – $259.12

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