Comprehensive hearing test 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

$299.76

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$499.60

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.

$96.22 with United Healthcare vs $510.51 with Blue Cross Blue Shield — 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 $96.22 ↓ -68%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $122.80 ↓ -59%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $125.38 ↓ -58%
TriWest Community Care Network $129.26 ↓ -57%
Humana Medicare $129.26 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $129.26 ↓ -57%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $135.72 ↓ -55%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $135.72 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $135.72 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $144.77 ↓ -52%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $155.11 ↓ -48%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $162.22 ↓ -46%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $163.00 ↓ -46%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $181.75 ↓ -39%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $193.24 ↓ -36%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $193.24 ↓ -36%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $213.28 ↓ -29%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $213.83 ↓ -29%
Cigna Local Plus $231.81 ↓ -23%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $234.81 ↓ -22%
Cigna HMO/PPO $270.78 ↓ -10%
Aetna Commercial $274.78 ↓ -8%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $274.78 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $274.78 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $274.78 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $289.77 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $289.77 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $299.76 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $324.74 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $324.74 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Commercial $345.22 ↑ +15%
HealthSmart Accel Network $349.72 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $349.72 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $349.72 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $374.70 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $374.70 ↑ +25%
Mark Cuban Commercial $386.96 ↑ +29%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $449.64 ↑ +50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $510.51 ↑ +70%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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