Renal cyst study s&i 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

$166.25

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.

$950.00

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.

$81.35 with SUPERIOR vs $1,784.87 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 $81.35 ↓ -51%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $82.98 ↓ -50%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $82.98 ↓ -50%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $85.42 ↓ -49%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $85.42 ↓ -49%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $85.42 ↓ -49%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $125.60 ↓ -24%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $152.94 ↓ -8%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $152.94 ↓ -8%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $171.82 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Exchange $179.00 ↑ +8%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $179.78 ↑ +8%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $183.04 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $351.00 ↑ +111%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $480.85 ↑ +189%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $522.50 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $532.00 ↑ +220%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $538.21 ↑ +224%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $549.19 ↑ +230%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $549.19 ↑ +230%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $560.17 ↑ +237%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $565.67 ↑ +240%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $579.50 ↑ +249%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $587.63 ↑ +253%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $631.57 ↑ +280%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $796.33 ↑ +379%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $807.50 ↑ +386%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $823.79 ↑ +396%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $865.17 ↑ +420%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $950.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $950.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $950.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $950.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $950.00 ↑ +471%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $976.58 ↑ +487%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $1,080.50 ↑ +550%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $1,647.57 ↑ +891%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $1,784.87 ↑ +974%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $706.71 $87.04 – $1,366.64
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $706.71 $81.35 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $706.71 $81.35 – $1,366.64
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