Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff 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

$4,943.21

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$8,238.69

Gross charge

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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.

$85.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $14,825.00 with Humana — 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $85.00 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $1,660.11 ↓ -66%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $2,997.24 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,416.88 ↓ -31%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $3,488.82 ↓ -29%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $3,526.16 ↓ -29%
TriWest Community Care Network $3,596.72 ↓ -27%
Humana Medicare $3,596.72 ↓ -27%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $3,596.72 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $3,776.56 ↓ -24%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,776.56 ↓ -24%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $3,776.56 ↓ -24%
Cigna Local Plus $3,822.75 ↓ -23%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $3,872.18 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $4,028.33 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,061.67 ↓ -18%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $4,316.06 ↓ -13%
Cigna HMO/PPO $4,465.37 ↓ -10%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $4,513.88 ↓ -9%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $4,531.28 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $4,531.28 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $4,531.28 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $4,531.28 ↓ -8%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $4,535.46 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $4,778.44 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $4,778.44 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $4,943.21 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $5,355.15 ↑ +8%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $5,377.10 ↑ +9%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $5,377.10 ↑ +9%
Humana Commercial PPO $5,767.08 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $5,767.08 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $5,767.08 ↑ +17%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $5,934.59 ↑ +20%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $6,179.02 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $6,179.02 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $7,414.82 ↑ +50%
Mark Cuban Commercial $8,570.48 ↑ +73%
Humana Commercial HMO $14,825.00 ↑ +200%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,524.66 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,943.21 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,698.52 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,524.66 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,943.21 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,698.52 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,524.66 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $4,524.66 $1,551.50 – $8,570.48

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