Ins cath ren art 2nd+ uni 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

$2,889.25

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.

$16,510.00

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.

$1,347.22 with UNITED vs $18,403.00 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
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,347.22 ↓ -53%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,971.80 ↑ +3%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $4,912.17 ↑ +70%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $5,306.18 ↑ +84%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +87%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +87%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $5,522.75 ↑ +91%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $5,576.89 ↑ +93%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $5,793.47 ↑ +101%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $6,226.63 ↑ +116%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $6,434.67 ↑ +123%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $6,480.63 ↑ +124%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $6,894.29 ↑ +139%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $7,583.71 ↑ +162%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $7,850.97 ↑ +172%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $8,089.90 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,089.90 ↑ +180%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $8,121.69 ↑ +181%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $8,538.48 ↑ +196%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $9,080.50 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $9,245.60 ↑ +220%
United Commercial|Exchange $9,379.00 ↑ +225%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $9,727.92 ↑ +237%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $10,071.10 ↑ +249%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $10,674.09 ↑ +269%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $14,033.50 ↑ +386%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $16,243.38 ↑ +462%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $16,510.00 ↑ +471%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $17,596.99 ↑ +509%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $18,403.00 ↑ +537%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,797.66 $85.00 – $13,613.39
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,797.66 $2,995.46 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,034.14 $71.00 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $5,528.94 $1,474.38 – $13,613.39

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