Drainage of nose lesion int 30000 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

$114.28

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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.

$653.00

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.

$92.13 with SUPERIOR 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
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $92.13 ↓ -19%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $93.97 ↓ -18%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $93.97 ↓ -18%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $96.74 ↓ -15%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $96.74 ↓ -15%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $96.74 ↓ -15%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $144.05 ↑ +26%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $145.07 ↑ +27%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $154.34 ↑ +35%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $157.85 ↑ +38%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $160.72 ↑ +41%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $169.77 ↑ +49%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $173.20 ↑ +52%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $173.20 ↑ +52%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $175.07 ↑ +53%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $198.63 ↑ +74%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $203.61 ↑ +78%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $207.29 ↑ +81%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $227.95 ↑ +99%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $232.60 ↑ +104%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $232.60 ↑ +104%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $237.25 ↑ +108%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $239.58 ↑ +110%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $243.95 ↑ +113%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $248.88 ↑ +118%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $267.49 ↑ +134%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $287.00 ↑ +151%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $319.97 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $319.97 ↑ +180%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $337.27 ↑ +195%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $348.90 ↑ +205%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $378.82 ↑ +231%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $432.40 ↑ +278%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $473.47 ↑ +314%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $697.80 ↑ +511%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $755.95 ↑ +561%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +1220%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,960.00 ↑ +2490%

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Drainage of nose lesion int 30000 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,183.81 $85.00 – $1,775.72
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $901.48 $87.58 – $1,126.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,183.81 $71.00 – $1,775.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $733.94 $71.00 – $917.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $901.48 $87.58 – $1,126.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,183.81 $87.58 – $1,775.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $733.94 $71.00 – $1,100.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $901.48 $87.58 – $1,126.85

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