Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital

1604 Rock Prairie Road, College Station, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1942294939

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$8.40

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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.

$48.00

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.

$15.71 with PGT vs $152.00 with United — 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
PGT Medicare|All Plans $15.71 ↑ +87%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $16.03 ↑ +91%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $16.03 ↑ +91%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $16.35 ↑ +95%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $16.46 ↑ +96%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $16.51 ↑ +97%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $17.15 ↑ +104%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $18.43 ↑ +119%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $23.24 ↑ +177%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $23.52 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $23.52 ↑ +180%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $24.05 ↑ +186%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $26.40 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $26.88 ↑ +220%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $29.28 ↑ +249%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $29.89 ↑ +256%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $31.84 ↑ +279%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $32.28 ↑ +284%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $37.33 ↑ +344%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $37.95 ↑ +352%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $40.23 ↑ +379%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $40.80 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $44.77 ↑ +433%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $48.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $48.09 ↑ +473%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $52.10 ↑ +520%
United Commercial|Exchange $77.00 ↑ +817%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $152.00 ↑ +1710%

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Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $46.14 $14.81 – $69.21
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $52.33 $14.83 – $74.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $46.14 $9.50 – $69.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $42.28 $8.46 – $52.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $52.33 $13.95 – $74.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $46.14 $23.84 – $69.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $42.28 $14.09 – $63.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $52.33 $13.95 – $74.13

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