Ghs cricothyroidotomy at BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK

900 East Whitestone Boulevard, Cedar Park, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health · · NPI 1265568638

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 13, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,557.88

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$2,596.47

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.

$71.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $3,565.00 with Humana — 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 Advantage $71.00 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $75.00 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $81.00 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $85.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $87.58 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $93.71 ↓ -94%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $226.03 ↓ -85%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $230.79 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $237.93 ↓ -85%
Humana Medicare $237.93 ↓ -85%
TriWest Community Care Network $237.93 ↓ -85%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $249.83 ↓ -84%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $249.83 ↓ -84%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $249.83 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $249.83 ↓ -84%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $249.83 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $266.48 ↓ -83%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $285.52 ↓ -82%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $298.60 ↓ -81%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $300.03 ↓ -81%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $355.71 ↓ -77%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $355.71 ↓ -77%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $355.71 ↓ -77%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $392.58 ↓ -75%
Mark Cuban Commercial $605.10 ↓ -61%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $944.60 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $1,111.29 ↓ -29%
Cigna Local Plus $1,204.76 ↓ -23%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,280.06 ↓ -18%
Cigna HMO/PPO $1,407.29 ↓ -10%
Aetna Commercial $1,428.06 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $1,428.06 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $1,428.06 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $1,505.95 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $1,557.88 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $1,687.71 ↑ +8%
HealthSmart Accel Network $1,817.53 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $1,817.53 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $1,817.53 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $1,947.35 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $1,947.35 ↑ +25%
BlueBell Creameries Self Insured $1,947.35 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $2,336.82 ↑ +50%
Humana Commercial HMO $3,565.00 ↑ +129%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Ghs cricothyroidotomy at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park not published $87.58 – $1,000.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,116.57 $87.58 – $2,645.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,943.30 $71.00 – $2,914.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,557.88 $71.00 – $1,947.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,116.57 $87.58 – $2,645.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,943.30 $85.00 – $2,914.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,943.30 $87.58 – $2,914.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,116.57 $87.58 – $2,645.71

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