Analysis complx cranial nerve pulse gen prgrmg 95977 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

$47.25

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.

$270.00

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.

$90.11 with PGT vs $610.00 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 $90.11 ↑ +91%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $91.94 ↑ +95%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $91.94 ↑ +95%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $93.78 ↑ +98%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $94.70 ↑ +100%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $95.39 ↑ +102%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $98.38 ↑ +108%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $105.73 ↑ +124%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $109.01 ↑ +131%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $128.19 ↑ +171%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $132.30 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $132.30 ↑ +180%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $133.31 ↑ +182%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $135.85 ↑ +188%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $137.91 ↑ +192%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $148.50 ↑ +214%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $151.19 ↑ +220%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $151.20 ↑ +220%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $164.70 ↑ +249%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $171.36 ↑ +263%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $179.76 ↑ +280%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $224.46 ↑ +375%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $229.50 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $270.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $275.82 ↑ +484%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $298.81 ↑ +532%
United Commercial|Exchange $311.00 ↑ +558%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $610.00 ↑ +1191%

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Analysis complx cranial nerve pulse gen prgrmg 95977 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $440.57 $90.72 – $660.85
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $389.54 $90.72 – $486.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $440.57 $90.68 – $660.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $400.51 $80.10 – $500.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $389.54 $90.72 – $486.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $440.57 $227.63 – $660.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $400.51 $90.72 – $600.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $389.54 $90.72 – $486.93

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