Assay of feces porphyrins 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

$240.59

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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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$400.98

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.

$12.00 with United Healthcare vs $246.78 with Blue Cross Blue Shield — 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

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

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 Commercial $12.00 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $57.33 ↓ -76%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $58.40 ↓ -76%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $61.48 ↓ -74%
TriWest Community Care Network $61.48 ↓ -74%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $64.40 ↓ -73%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $64.40 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $64.55 ↓ -73%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $64.55 ↓ -73%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $64.55 ↓ -73%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $67.78 ↓ -72%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $70.94 ↓ -71%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $73.77 ↓ -69%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $76.35 ↓ -68%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $76.35 ↓ -68%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $76.35 ↓ -68%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $77.15 ↓ -68%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $83.46 ↓ -65%
Mark Cuban Commercial $93.86 ↓ -61%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $110.66 ↓ -54%
Cigna Local Plus $154.30 ↓ -36%
MidCoast Commercial $169.06 ↓ -30%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $169.06 ↓ -30%
Aetna Commercial $169.06 ↓ -30%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $178.28 ↓ -26%
Cigna HMO/PPO $181.35 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $184.43 ↓ -23%
Curative Commercial $199.80 ↓ -17%
Humana Commercial HMO $199.80 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $202.20 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $204.94 ↓ -15%
Humana Commercial PPO $215.17 ↓ -11%
HealthSmart Accel Network $215.17 ↓ -11%
First Health PPO $215.17 ↓ -11%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $230.53 ↓ -4%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $230.53 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $234.27 ↓ -3%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $245.90 ↑ +2%
BlueBell Creameries Self Insured $245.90 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $246.78 ↑ +3%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $198.46 $10.00 – $230.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $224.21 $12.00 – $276.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $240.59 $12.00 – $230.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $198.46 $10.00 – $230.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $224.21 $12.00 – $276.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $224.21 $8.00 – $276.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $240.59 $12.00 – $276.64
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