Lung function test (mbc/mvv) 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

$229.93

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.

$383.22

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.

$56.30 with Baylor Scott & White Health Plan vs $344.90 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
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.30 ↓ -76%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $57.48 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $59.26 ↓ -74%
Humana Medicare $59.26 ↓ -74%
TriWest Community Care Network $59.26 ↓ -74%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $62.22 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $62.22 ↓ -73%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $62.22 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $66.37 ↓ -71%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $71.11 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $73.81 ↓ -68%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $74.37 ↓ -68%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $74.73 ↓ -67%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $88.59 ↓ -61%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $88.59 ↓ -61%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $97.78 ↓ -57%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $139.42 ↓ -39%
Mark Cuban Commercial $151.53 ↓ -34%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $164.02 ↓ -29%
Cigna Local Plus $177.81 ↓ -23%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $180.11 ↓ -22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $202.99 ↓ -12%
Cigna HMO/PPO $207.71 ↓ -10%
MidCoast Commercial $210.77 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $210.77 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $210.77 ↓ -8%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $210.77 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $222.27 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $222.27 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $229.93 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $249.09 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $249.09 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Commercial $264.81 ↑ +15%
Humana Commercial PPO $268.25 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $268.25 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $268.25 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $287.42 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $287.42 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $344.90 ↑ +50%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Lung function test (mbc/mvv) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $214.94 $56.30 – $268.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $229.93 $47.33 – $344.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $192.29 $38.46 – $240.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $214.94 $56.30 – $268.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $229.93 $118.80 – $344.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $192.29 $56.30 – $288.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $214.94 $56.30 – $268.68
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