Ghs ed therapeutic lp, drain csf w fluoro at BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY

5252 W. University Drive, McKinney, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health · · NPI 1124305065

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 29, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,216.22

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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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$2,027.03

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.

$262.86 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,345.00 with Cigna — 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 Health Plan Medicaid $262.86 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $281.26 ↓ -77%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $673.64 ↓ -45%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $687.83 ↓ -43%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $709.10 ↓ -42%
Humana Medicare $709.10 ↓ -42%
TriWest Community Care Network $709.10 ↓ -42%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $744.55 ↓ -39%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $744.55 ↓ -39%
Superior Health Plan Medicare $744.55 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $744.55 ↓ -39%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $744.55 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $794.19 ↓ -35%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $850.92 ↓ -30%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $889.92 ↓ -27%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $894.18 ↓ -26%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $952.70 ↓ -22%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $1,033.79 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $1,056.33 ↓ -13%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $1,060.10 ↓ -13%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $1,114.87 ↓ -8%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $1,114.87 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $1,114.87 ↓ -8%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $1,170.02 ↓ -4%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $1,216.22 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $1,317.57 ↑ +8%
HealthSmart Accel Network $1,418.92 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $1,418.92 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $1,418.92 ↑ +17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $1,493.87 ↑ +23%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $1,520.27 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $1,520.27 ↑ +25%
Superior Ambetter Ambetter Exchange $1,524.57 ↑ +25%
Mark Cuban Commercial $1,713.14 ↑ +41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield City of Dallas $2,006.41 ↑ +65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $2,118.92 ↑ +74%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $2,231.43 ↑ +83%
United Healthcare Nexus $2,850.00 ↑ +134%
United Healthcare Charter $2,850.00 ↑ +134%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $3,167.00 ↑ +160%
Cigna Local Plus $3,693.00 ↑ +204%
Cigna HMO/PPO $4,345.00 ↑ +257%
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Ghs ed therapeutic lp, drain csf w fluoro at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,216.22 $262.86 – $3,693.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,216.22 $262.86 – $3,693.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $809.98 $166.72 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $749.98 $262.86 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,216.22 $262.86 – $3,693.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $809.98 $281.26 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $809.98 $262.86 – $2,501.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $749.98 $262.86 – $2,975.00

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