Myelogphy 2/> spine regions 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

$303.98

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.

$1,737.00

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.

$153.04 with SUPERIOR vs $2,571.86 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 $153.04 ↓ -50%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $156.10 ↓ -49%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $156.10 ↓ -49%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $160.69 ↓ -47%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $160.69 ↓ -47%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $160.69 ↓ -47%
United Commercial|Exchange $179.00 ↓ -41%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $287.72 ↓ -5%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $287.72 ↓ -5%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $291.08 ↓ -4%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $338.22 ↑ +11%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $344.34 ↑ +13%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $351.00 ↑ +15%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $398.21 ↑ +31%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $707.95 ↑ +133%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $775.52 ↑ +155%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $791.34 ↑ +160%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $791.34 ↑ +160%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $807.17 ↑ +166%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $815.08 ↑ +168%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $846.73 ↑ +179%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $910.04 ↑ +199%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $955.35 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $972.72 ↑ +220%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,059.57 ↑ +249%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $1,147.44 ↑ +277%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $1,187.01 ↑ +290%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $1,281.01 ↑ +321%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $1,417.38 ↑ +366%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $1,476.45 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $1,545.46 ↑ +408%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $1,600.27 ↑ +426%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,715.67 ↑ +464%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $1,737.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,737.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,737.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $2,374.02 ↑ +681%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $2,571.86 ↑ +746%

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Myelogphy 2/> spine regions at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,569.51 $163.75 – $2,354.26
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,615.24 $153.04 – $2,019.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,569.51 $323.06 – $2,354.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,821.46 $153.04 – $2,276.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,615.24 $153.04 – $2,019.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,569.51 $153.04 – $2,354.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,821.46 $153.04 – $2,732.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,615.24 $153.04 – $2,019.05

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