Caloric vstblr test w/rec at BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA

5330 Overpass Road, Suite 110, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health · · NPI 1144781501

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

$559.71

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.

$932.85

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.

$16.34 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $699.64 with Private Health Care System — 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 $16.34 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $16.55 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $18.93 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $19.96 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $111.94 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $119.78 ↓ -79%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $206.06 ↓ -63%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $216.91 ↓ -61%
TriWest Community Care Network $216.91 ↓ -61%
Humana Medicare $216.91 ↓ -61%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $227.76 ↓ -59%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $227.76 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $227.76 ↓ -59%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $227.76 ↓ -59%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $242.94 ↓ -57%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $260.29 ↓ -53%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $272.22 ↓ -51%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $339.37 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $357.90 ↓ -36%
Mark Cuban Commercial $386.96 ↓ -31%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $399.26 ↓ -29%
Cigna Local Plus $432.84 ↓ -23%
Cigna HMO/PPO $505.60 ↓ -10%
Aetna Commercial $513.07 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $513.07 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $513.07 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $541.05 ↓ -3%
Humana Commercial HMO $606.35 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $606.35 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Commercial $644.60 ↑ +15%
Humana Commercial PPO $653.00 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $653.00 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $699.64 ↑ +25%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Caloric vstblr test w/rec at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $620.60 $16.34 – $930.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $620.60 $19.96 – $930.91
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $620.60 $16.34 – $775.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $620.60 $16.34 – $930.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $559.71 $16.34 – $839.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor $559.71 $16.34 – $746.28

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