Intranasal biopsy 30100 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

$30.80

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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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$176.00

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.

$93.49 with SUPERIOR vs $4,821.96 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
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $93.49 ↑ +204%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $95.36 ↑ +210%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $95.36 ↑ +210%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $96.80 ↑ +214%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $98.16 ↑ +219%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $98.16 ↑ +219%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $98.16 ↑ +219%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $98.56 ↑ +220%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $107.36 ↑ +249%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $149.60 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $150.07 ↑ +387%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $151.14 ↑ +391%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $160.79 ↑ +422%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $175.76 ↑ +471%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $175.76 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $176.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $176.86 ↑ +474%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $206.61 ↑ +571%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $210.35 ↑ +583%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $1,326.67 ↑ +4207%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $1,454.01 ↑ +4621%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $1,483.68 ↑ +4717%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $1,483.68 ↑ +4717%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $1,513.35 ↑ +4813%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $1,528.19 ↑ +4862%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $1,587.54 ↑ +5054%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $1,706.23 ↑ +5440%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,124.00 ↑ +6796%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $2,151.34 ↑ +6885%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $2,225.52 ↑ +7126%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $2,422.10 ↑ +7764%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $2,699.66 ↑ +8665%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $2,888.00 ↑ +9277%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $3,026.97 ↑ +9728%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,943.00 ↑ +12702%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4,168.00 ↑ +13432%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $4,451.04 ↑ +14351%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $4,821.96 ↑ +15556%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,552.11 $85.00 – $3,777.93
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,583.14 $71.00 – $3,777.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $1,552.11 $71.00 – $3,777.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $1,552.11 $71.00 – $3,777.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $1,583.14 $71.00 – $3,777.93

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