Assay of quinine 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

$17.23

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$28.72

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.

$5.46 with Baylor Scott & White Health Plan vs $73.39 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
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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
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5.46 ↓ -68%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5.74 ↓ -67%
TriWest Community Care Network $5.74 ↓ -67%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $6.02 ↓ -65%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $6.02 ↓ -65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $6.03 ↓ -65%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $6.03 ↓ -65%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $6.03 ↓ -65%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $6.33 ↓ -63%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $6.89 ↓ -60%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $7.13 ↓ -59%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $7.13 ↓ -59%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $7.13 ↓ -59%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $7.21 ↓ -58%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $10.34 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Commercial $12.00 ↓ -30%
Cigna Local Plus $14.42 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial $15.80 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $15.80 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $15.80 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $16.66 ↓ -3%
Cigna HMO/PPO $16.94 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $17.05 ↓ -1%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $17.23 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $18.67 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $18.67 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $20.10 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $20.10 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $20.10 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $21.54 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $21.54 ↑ +25%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $21.83 ↑ +27%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $22.98 ↑ +33%
BlueBell Creameries Self Insured $22.98 ↑ +33%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $25.68 ↑ +49%
Mark Cuban Commercial $27.91 ↑ +62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $60.13 ↑ +249%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $60.94 ↑ +254%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $69.66 ↑ +304%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $73.39 ↑ +326%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $17.23 $3.55 – $27.91
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $17.23 $9.48 – $27.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $17.23 $9.77 – $27.91
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