I-123 iobenguane diag 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

$899.15

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.

$5,138.00

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.

$1,027.60 with United vs $6,754.05 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 $1,027.60 ↑ +14%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,849.68 ↑ +106%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $2,036.61 ↑ +127%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $2,078.17 ↑ +131%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $2,078.17 ↑ +131%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $2,119.73 ↑ +136%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $2,140.52 ↑ +138%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $2,223.64 ↑ +147%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $2,389.90 ↑ +166%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $2,825.90 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $2,877.28 ↑ +220%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $3,013.35 ↑ +235%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $3,117.26 ↑ +247%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $3,134.18 ↑ +249%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $4,367.30 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $5,138.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $5,138.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $5,138.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $5,138.00 ↑ +471%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $5,138.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $5,138.00 ↑ +471%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,138.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $6,234.51 ↑ +593%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $6,754.05 ↑ +651%

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I-123 iobenguane diag at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $7,582.30 $3,823.88 – $69,008.00
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $8,817.58 $3,823.88 – $69,008.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $5,995.85 $3,630.92 – $17,131.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $899.15 $654.59 – $5,138.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $5,995.85 $2,962.83 – $17,131.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $5,995.85 $2,962.83 – $17,131.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $5,995.85 $2,962.83 – $17,131.00
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $899.15 $1,027.60 – $5,703.18

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