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HC LUMBAR SPINE CT SCAN, W/O CONT
College Station, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station’s median price of $1.6k is 363% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 86% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 72131. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 20 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $99.77 | $99.77 | $99.77 – $99.77 |
| 2 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $105.02 | $105.02 | $105.02 – $105.02 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $105.02 | $105.02 | $105.02 – $105.02 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $110.27 | $110.27 | $110.27 – $110.27 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $112.08 | $112.08 | $112.08 – $112.08 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.62 | $117.62 | $117.62 – $117.62 |
| 7 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $126.02 | $126.02 | $126.02 – $126.02 |
| 8 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $131.80 | $131.80 | $131.80 – $131.80 |
| 9 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $173.28 | $173.28 | $173.28 – $173.28 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tx am university facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $571.61 | $571.61 | $571.61 – $571.61 |
| 11 | Cigna local plus facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,466 | $1,466 | $1,466 – $1,466 |
| 12 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,480 | $1,480 | $1,480 – $1,480 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,587 | $1,587 | $1,587 – $1,587 |
| 14 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,725 | $1,725 | $1,725 – $1,725 |
| 15 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,742 | $1,742 | $1,742 – $1,742 |
| 16 | Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,876 | $1,876 | $1,876 – $1,876 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,997 | $1,997 | $1,997 – $1,997 |
| 18 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 19 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 20 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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