MRI breast c- unilateral 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

$326.21

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.

$543.68

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.

$104.71 with United Healthcare vs $2,472.00 with United Healthcare — 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 $104.71 ↓ -68%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $227.71 ↓ -30%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $232.50 ↓ -29%
Humana Medicare $239.69 ↓ -27%
TriWest Community Care Network $239.69 ↓ -27%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $239.69 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $251.67 ↓ -23%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $251.67 ↓ -23%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $251.67 ↓ -23%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $255.53 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $268.45 ↓ -18%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $287.63 ↓ -12%
MidCoast Commercial $299.02 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $299.02 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $299.02 ↓ -8%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $299.02 ↓ -8%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $300.81 ↓ -8%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $302.25 ↓ -7%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $326.21 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $353.39 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $353.39 ↑ +8%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $358.34 ↑ +10%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $358.34 ↑ +10%
First Health PPO $380.58 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $380.58 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $380.58 ↑ +17%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $395.49 ↑ +21%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $407.76 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $407.76 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $489.31 ↑ +50%
Mark Cuban Commercial $607.02 ↑ +86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $1,188.50 ↑ +264%
Cigna Local Plus $1,711.00 ↑ +425%
Imagine Health Commercial $1,718.00 ↑ +427%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $1,731.24 ↑ +431%
Cigna HMO/PPO $2,013.00 ↑ +517%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $2,036.75 ↑ +524%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $2,149.00 ↑ +559%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,472.00 ↑ +658%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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MRI breast c- unilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $226.80 $657.17 – $2,011.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,780.67 $227.71 – $2,225.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $326.21 $67.14 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,645.45 $227.71 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,780.67 $227.71 – $2,225.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $326.21 $168.54 – $2,700.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,645.45 $227.71 – $2,468.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,780.67 $227.71 – $2,225.84

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