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HC SM PARAFFIN (97018)
College Station, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station’s median price of $110 is 262% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 89% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 12 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tx am university facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $26.60 | $26.60 | $26.60 – $26.60 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $34.73 | $34.73 | $34.73 – $34.73 |
| 3 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $65.60 | $65.60 | $65.60 – $65.60 |
| 4 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.18 | $77.18 | $77.18 – $77.18 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $108.00 | $108.00 | $108.00 – $108.00 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $112.00 | $112.00 | $112.00 – $112.00 |
| 7 | Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $117.21 | $117.21 | $117.21 – $117.21 |
| 8 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $126.22 | $126.22 | $126.22 – $126.22 |
| 9 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $126.22 | $126.22 | $126.22 – $126.22 |
| 10 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $126.22 | $126.22 | $126.22 – $126.22 |
| 11 | Cigna local plus facility · per diem · outpatient | $153.00 | $153.00 | $149.00 – $157.00 |
| 12 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $180.00 | $180.00 | $175.00 – $185.00 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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