Anl sp inf pmp w/mdreprg&fil 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

$202.48

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.

$1,157.00

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.

$92.96 with BCBS-TX vs $2,960.00 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
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $92.96 ↓ -54%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $93.62 ↓ -54%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $99.60 ↓ -51%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $109.56 ↓ -46%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $264.40 ↑ +31%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $294.40 ↑ +45%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $300.40 ↑ +48%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $300.40 ↑ +48%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $306.41 ↑ +51%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $309.41 ↑ +53%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $321.43 ↑ +59%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $345.46 ↑ +71%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $435.58 ↑ +115%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $450.60 ↑ +123%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $488.89 ↑ +141%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $528.74 ↑ +161%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $566.93 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $566.93 ↑ +180%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $609.68 ↑ +201%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $636.35 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $647.92 ↑ +220%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $705.77 ↑ +249%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $901.20 ↑ +345%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $976.30 ↑ +382%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $983.45 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $1,157.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +645%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,960.00 ↑ +1362%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $627.94 $85.00 – $941.91
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $420.84 $71.00 – $739.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $792.60 $211.36 – $990.75
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $420.84 $71.00 – $739.93
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