Estradiol valerate 10 mg inj 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

$15.43

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.

$88.12

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.

$7.94 with United vs $88.12 with BCBS-TX — 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 $7.94 ↓ -49%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $8.49 ↓ -45%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $8.49 ↓ -45%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $9.51 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $13.10 ↓ -15%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $15.50 ↑ +0%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $15.92 ↑ +3%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $18.19 ↑ +18%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $48.47 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $49.35 ↑ +220%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $53.76 ↑ +248%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $74.91 ↑ +385%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $88.12 ↑ +471%

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Estradiol valerate 10 mg inj at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $15.43 $7.94 – $79.31
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $15.43 $7.94 – $97.82
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock $194.68 $25.77 – $51.85

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