Pin caspar distraction 12mm 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

$11,520.43

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.

$65,831.00

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.

$13,166.20 with United vs $65,831.00 with BCBS-TX — 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 $13,166.20 ↑ +14%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $14,482.82 ↑ +26%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $16,457.75 ↑ +43%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $17,116.06 ↑ +49%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $17,774.37 ↑ +54%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $19,090.99 ↑ +66%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $20,407.61 ↑ +77%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $20,407.61 ↑ +77%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $21,724.23 ↑ +89%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $36,207.05 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $36,865.36 ↑ +220%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $40,156.91 ↑ +249%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $46,081.70 ↑ +300%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $55,956.35 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $65,831.00 ↑ +471%

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Pin caspar distraction 12mm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $11,580.00 $59.07 – $171.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $11,580.00 $38.11 – $171.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $11,580.00 $30.49 – $152.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $11,580.00 $28.58 – $152.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $11,580.00 $22.87 – $152.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $11,580.00 $20.96 – $152.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett $11,580.00 $20.96 – $152.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $11,580.00 $32.39 – $152.44

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