Strapping of hand or finger 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

$64.58

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.

$369.00

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.

$29.52 with SUPERIOR vs $2,960.00 with United — 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 $29.52 ↓ -54%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $30.12 ↓ -53%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $30.12 ↓ -53%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $31.00 ↓ -52%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $31.00 ↓ -52%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $31.00 ↓ -52%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $46.80 ↓ -28%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $47.14 ↓ -27%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $50.15 ↓ -22%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $54.93 ↓ -15%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $55.16 ↓ -15%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $55.50 ↓ -14%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $55.50 ↓ -14%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $58.31 ↓ -10%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $59.50 ↓ -8%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $59.50 ↓ -8%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $60.69 ↓ -6%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $61.28 ↓ -5%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $63.66 ↓ -1%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $65.24 ↑ +1%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $66.42 ↑ +3%
ACH Commercial|All Plans $68.42 ↑ +6%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $86.28 ↑ +34%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $89.25 ↑ +38%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $99.66 ↑ +54%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $108.28 ↑ +68%
Wellpath Commercial|All Plans $124.54 ↑ +93%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $178.50 ↑ +176%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $180.81 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $180.81 ↑ +180%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $193.38 ↑ +199%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $202.95 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $206.64 ↑ +220%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $225.09 ↑ +249%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $313.65 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $369.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +2235%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,960.00 ↑ +4483%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $232.00 $56.30 – $348.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $216.60 $56.30 – $270.75
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $216.60 $56.30 – $270.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $232.00 $119.87 – $348.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $230.72 $56.30 – $346.08
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