Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming 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

$44.10

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.

$252.00

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.

$110.97 with KELSEY 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
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $110.97 ↑ +152%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $123.48 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $123.48 ↑ +180%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $126.53 ↑ +187%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $129.11 ↑ +193%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $129.11 ↑ +193%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $131.69 ↑ +199%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $132.98 ↑ +202%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $138.15 ↑ +213%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $138.60 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $141.12 ↑ +220%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $148.48 ↑ +237%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $153.72 ↑ +249%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $187.21 ↑ +325%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $193.67 ↑ +339%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $201.91 ↑ +358%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $214.20 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $216.97 ↑ +392%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $226.12 ↑ +413%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $250.49 ↑ +468%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $252.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $252.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $252.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $252.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|Exchange $311.00 ↑ +605%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $387.33 ↑ +778%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $419.61 ↑ +851%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $610.00 ↑ +1283%

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Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $262.35 $84.21 – $393.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $262.35 $54.00 – $393.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $247.06 $49.41 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $262.35 $135.55 – $393.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $247.06 $82.35 – $370.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $262.35 $52.47 – $327.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $262.35 $65.59 – $393.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $247.06 $45.29 – $370.58

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