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ER Visit (level 3) 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

$886.75

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.

$1,477.92

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.

$260.51 with Baylor Scott & White Health Plan vs $2,805.00 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
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $260.51 ↓ -71%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $265.99 ↓ -70%
Humana Medicare $274.22 ↓ -69%
TriWest Community Care Network $274.22 ↓ -69%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $274.22 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $284.65 ↓ -68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $287.93 ↓ -68%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $287.93 ↓ -68%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $287.93 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $307.13 ↓ -65%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $329.06 ↓ -63%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $344.15 ↓ -61%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $345.79 ↓ -61%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $409.96 ↓ -54%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $409.96 ↓ -54%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $452.46 ↓ -49%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $694.62 ↓ -22%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $812.86 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $812.86 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $812.86 ↓ -8%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $868.06 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $886.75 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $960.65 ↑ +8%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $1,021.25 ↑ +15%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $1,026.00 ↑ +16%
Humana Commercial PPO $1,034.54 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $1,034.54 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $1,108.44 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $1,108.44 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Accel Network $1,108.44 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $1,330.13 ↑ +50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $1,407.00 ↑ +59%
Mark Cuban Commercial $2,410.00 ↑ +172%
Aetna Commercial $2,805.00 ↑ +216%
Humana Commercial HMO not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial not published by hospital
Cigna Local Plus not published by hospital
Cigna HMO/PPO not published by hospital
Imagine Health Commercial not published by hospital
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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ER Visit (level 3) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $770.04 $218.18 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $886.75 $182.52 – $2,805.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,006.17 $201.23 – $2,805.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $770.04 $205.34 – $2,691.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $886.75 $458.16 – $2,410.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $770.04 $205.34 – $2,410.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $770.04 $192.51 – $2,410.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $886.75 $177.35 – $2,805.00

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