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Wrist X-ray 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

$359.02

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.

$598.36

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.

$44.34 with United Healthcare vs $538.52 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
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $44.34 ↓ -88%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $83.05 ↓ -77%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $84.80 ↓ -76%
Humana Medicare $87.42 ↓ -76%
TriWest Community Care Network $87.42 ↓ -76%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $87.42 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $91.79 ↓ -74%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $91.79 ↓ -74%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $91.79 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $97.91 ↓ -73%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $104.90 ↓ -71%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $109.71 ↓ -69%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $110.24 ↓ -69%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $130.69 ↓ -64%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $130.69 ↓ -64%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $144.24 ↓ -60%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $217.68 ↓ -39%
Mark Cuban Commercial $225.11 ↓ -37%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $256.10 ↓ -29%
Cigna Local Plus $277.64 ↓ -23%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $281.23 ↓ -22%
Cigna HMO/PPO $324.31 ↓ -10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX AM University $326.42 ↓ -9%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $329.10 ↓ -8%
Imagine Health Commercial $329.10 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $329.10 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $329.10 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $329.10 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $347.05 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $359.02 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $388.93 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial HMO $388.93 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Commercial $413.47 ↑ +15%
Humana Commercial PPO $418.85 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $418.85 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $418.85 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $448.77 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $448.77 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $538.52 ↑ +50%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Wrist X-ray at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $309.46 $41.44 – $386.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $359.02 $73.90 – $538.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $415.32 $41.44 – $519.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $309.46 $41.44 – $386.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $359.02 $41.44 – $538.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $309.46 $41.44 – $386.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $309.46 $41.44 – $386.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $359.02 $41.44 – $448.77

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