Perq trluml angp nt/recr coa at BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM

700 Medical Parkway, Brenham, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health · · NPI 1154315307

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 12, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$9,722.63

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.

$16,204.38

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.

$954.53 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $14,583.94 with BlueBell Creameries — 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $954.53 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $966.69 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $1,106.52 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $1,167.32 ↓ -88%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,001.24 ↓ -79%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,106.57 ↓ -78%
TriWest Community Care Network $2,106.57 ↓ -78%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $2,207.04 ↓ -77%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $2,207.04 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $2,211.90 ↓ -77%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $2,211.90 ↓ -77%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $2,211.90 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $2,211.90 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,359.36 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,502.00 ↓ -74%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $2,527.88 ↓ -74%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $2,617.01 ↓ -73%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $2,617.01 ↓ -73%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $2,617.01 ↓ -73%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $2,644.55 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $3,051.28 ↓ -69%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $3,791.82 ↓ -61%
Cigna Local Plus $5,388.00 ↓ -45%
Cigna HMO/PPO $6,339.00 ↓ -35%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $6,391.01 ↓ -34%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $7,518.83 ↓ -23%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $8,912.41 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $8,912.41 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $8,912.41 ↓ -8%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $9,722.63 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $10,532.85 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $11,343.07 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $11,343.07 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $11,343.07 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $12,153.28 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $12,153.28 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial HMO $12,963.50 ↑ +33%
BlueBell Creameries Self Insured $14,583.94 ↑ +50%
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial not published by hospital

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Perq trluml angp nt/recr coa at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $9,722.63 $1,167.32 – $14,583.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $9,722.63 $2,234.00 – $14,583.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $9,722.63 $954.53 – $13,773.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $9,722.63 $954.53 – $14,583.94
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $3,706.85 $100.00 – $10,591.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $3,706.85 $100.00 – $10,591.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $3,706.85 $100.00 – $10,591.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $3,706.85 $100.00 – $10,591.00

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