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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR

305 Mallard Lane, Taylor, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health · · NPI 1962497800

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

$3,387.55

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$5,645.91

Gross charge

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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.

$494.01 with United Healthcare vs $4,516.73 with Three Rivers — 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
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $494.01 ↓ -85%
Mark Cuban Commercial $952.69 ↓ -72%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,072.72 ↓ -68%
TriWest Community Care Network $1,129.18 ↓ -67%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,129.18 ↓ -67%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $1,182.82 ↓ -65%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $1,182.82 ↓ -65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $1,185.64 ↓ -65%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $1,185.64 ↓ -65%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $1,185.64 ↓ -65%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $1,244.92 ↓ -63%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $1,355.02 ↓ -60%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $1,402.44 ↓ -59%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $1,402.44 ↓ -59%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $1,402.44 ↓ -59%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $1,417.12 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $1,596.13 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $1,615.23 ↓ -52%
Cigna Local Plus $1,711.00 ↓ -49%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $1,731.24 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $1,848.15 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $1,947.43 ↓ -43%
Cigna HMO/PPO $2,013.00 ↓ -41%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $2,032.53 ↓ -40%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $2,036.75 ↓ -40%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $2,149.00 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,472.00 ↓ -27%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $3,105.25 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $3,105.25 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $3,105.25 ↓ -8%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $3,387.55 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $3,669.84 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial HMO $3,669.84 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $3,952.14 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $3,952.14 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $3,952.14 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $4,234.43 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $4,234.43 ↑ +25%
BlueBell Creameries Self Insured $4,516.73 ↑ +33%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $4,516.73 ↑ +33%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,061.80 $494.01 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,387.55 $332.94 – $4,234.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,061.80 $332.94 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,061.80 $348.50 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $3,810.24 $333.49 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80

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