Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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

$134.48

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.

$224.14

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.

$43.17 with United Healthcare vs $1,117.00 with Aetna — 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 $43.17 ↓ -68%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $81.54 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $95.93 ↓ -29%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $99.77 ↓ -26%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $101.87 ↓ -24%
Cigna Local Plus $104.00 ↓ -23%
TriWest Community Care Network $105.02 ↓ -22%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $105.02 ↓ -22%
Humana Medicare $105.02 ↓ -22%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $105.35 ↓ -22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $110.27 ↓ -18%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $110.27 ↓ -18%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $110.27 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $117.62 ↓ -13%
Cigna HMO/PPO $121.48 ↓ -10%
MidCoast Commercial $123.28 ↓ -8%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $123.28 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $123.28 ↓ -8%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $126.02 ↓ -6%
Imagine Health Commercial $130.00 ↓ -3%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $130.00 ↓ -3%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $131.80 ↓ -2%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $132.43 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $134.48 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $145.69 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $145.69 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Commercial $154.88 ↑ +15%
Humana Commercial PPO $156.90 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $156.90 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $156.90 ↑ +17%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $157.00 ↑ +17%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $157.00 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $168.10 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $168.10 ↑ +25%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $173.28 ↑ +29%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $201.73 ↑ +50%
Mark Cuban Commercial $272.35 ↑ +103%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $539.47 ↑ +301%
Aetna Commercial $1,117.00 ↑ +731%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $181.18 $51.33 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $134.48 $27.68 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $134.48 $26.90 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $181.18 $48.31 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $134.48 $69.48 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $134.48 $44.83 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $181.18 $48.31 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $181.18 $45.29 – $272.35

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