Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 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

$5,951.58

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.

$34,009.00

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.

$7,783.00 with United vs $58,453.88 with NX Health — 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 Commercial|Exchange $7,783.00 ↑ +31%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $9,066.53 ↑ +52%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $9,247.86 ↑ +55%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $9,247.86 ↑ +55%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $9,519.86 ↑ +60%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $9,519.86 ↑ +60%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $9,519.86 ↑ +60%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $15,273.00 ↑ +157%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $16,416.98 ↑ +176%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $16,664.41 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $16,664.41 ↑ +180%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $17,045.08 ↑ +186%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $17,045.08 ↑ +186%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $17,626.10 ↑ +196%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $17,985.81 ↑ +202%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $17,985.81 ↑ +202%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $18,345.53 ↑ +208%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $18,525.38 ↑ +211%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $18,704.95 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $19,045.04 ↑ +220%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $19,244.82 ↑ +223%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $20,037.03 ↑ +237%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $20,399.69 ↑ +243%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $20,683.68 ↑ +248%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $20,745.49 ↑ +249%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $22,315.96 ↑ +275%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $22,475.36 ↑ +278%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $23,909.96 ↑ +302%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $26,079.42 ↑ +338%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $26,300.95 ↑ +342%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $26,978.72 ↑ +353%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $28,756.42 ↑ +383%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $28,907.65 ↑ +386%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $31,040.84 ↑ +422%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $34,009.00 ↑ +471%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $35,944.49 ↑ +504%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $53,957.43 ↑ +807%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $58,453.88 ↑ +882%

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Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $27,582.58 $85.00 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $27,924.41 $6,299.00 – $43,439.01
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $19,960.27 $71.00 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $27,924.41 $7,038.00 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $27,582.58 $14,096.00 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $19,960.27 $71.00 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $27,924.41 $7,038.00 – $43,439.01

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