Removal/replacement ppm generator dual lead system 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

$5,270.65

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.

$30,118.00

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.

$5,085.00 with United vs $34,067.41 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 $5,085.00 ↓ -4%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $6,616.72 ↑ +26%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,749.05 ↑ +28%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $6,749.05 ↑ +28%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $6,947.56 ↑ +32%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,947.56 ↑ +32%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,947.56 ↑ +32%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $9,871.00 ↑ +87%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $9,871.41 ↑ +87%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,978.00 ↑ +89%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $10,272.64 ↑ +95%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $10,482.28 ↑ +99%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $10,482.28 ↑ +99%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $10,691.93 ↑ +103%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $10,796.75 ↑ +105%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $11,216.04 ↑ +113%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $12,054.62 ↑ +129%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $12,439.43 ↑ +136%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $12,439.43 ↑ +136%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $13,476.00 ↑ +156%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $14,352.72 ↑ +172%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $14,455.24 ↑ +174%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $14,622.95 ↑ +177%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $14,887.62 ↑ +182%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $15,199.31 ↑ +188%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $15,377.91 ↑ +192%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $15,723.42 ↑ +198%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $16,564.90 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $16,866.08 ↑ +220%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $16,915.70 ↑ +221%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $18,371.98 ↑ +249%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $18,617.71 ↑ +253%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $18,902.78 ↑ +259%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $23,271.17 ↑ +342%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $25,600.30 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $30,118.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $31,446.84 ↑ +497%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $34,067.41 ↑ +546%

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Removal/replacement ppm generator dual lead system at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $22,305.73 $6,729.94 – $33,458.59
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $18,707.76 $6,289.66 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $22,305.73 $4,591.26 – $33,458.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $12,059.87 $6,289.66 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $18,707.76 $6,289.66 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $22,305.73 $6,289.66 – $33,458.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $12,059.87 $6,289.66 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $18,707.76 $6,289.66 – $26,452.82

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