Ghs peritonsillar abscess i andd 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

$133.18

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.

$761.00

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 $3,943.00 with Cigna — 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 ↓ -31%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $93.97 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $93.97 ↓ -29%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $96.74 ↓ -27%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $96.74 ↓ -27%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $96.74 ↓ -27%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $144.65 ↑ +9%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $147.28 ↑ +11%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $160.43 ↑ +20%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $173.20 ↑ +30%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $173.20 ↑ +30%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $198.63 ↑ +49%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $203.61 ↑ +53%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $207.29 ↑ +56%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $223.55 ↑ +68%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $227.95 ↑ +71%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $232.60 ↑ +75%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $232.60 ↑ +75%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $237.25 ↑ +78%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $239.58 ↑ +80%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $248.88 ↑ +87%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $263.00 ↑ +97%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $267.49 ↑ +101%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $285.10 ↑ +114%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $287.13 ↑ +116%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $305.46 ↑ +129%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $336.01 ↑ +152%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $337.27 ↑ +153%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $348.90 ↑ +162%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $378.82 ↑ +184%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $432.40 ↑ +225%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $473.47 ↑ +256%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $697.80 ↑ +424%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $755.95 ↑ +468%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +1032%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $2,888.00 ↑ +2068%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,960.00 ↑ +2123%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,943.00 ↑ +2861%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $867.02 $85.00 – $1,300.53
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $844.18 $71.00 – $1,055.22
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $867.02 $87.58 – $1,300.53
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