CT thoracic spine 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

$1,980.37

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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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$3,300.62

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.

$141.23 with United Healthcare vs $2,640.50 with BlueBell Creameries — 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

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 $141.23 ↓ -93%
Mark Cuban Commercial $272.35 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $468.49 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $474.10 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $542.47 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $571.61 ↓ -71%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $627.12 ↓ -68%
TriWest Community Care Network $660.12 ↓ -67%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $660.12 ↓ -67%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $691.48 ↓ -65%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $691.48 ↓ -65%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $693.13 ↓ -65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $693.13 ↓ -65%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $693.13 ↓ -65%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $727.79 ↓ -63%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $792.15 ↓ -60%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $819.87 ↓ -59%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $819.87 ↓ -59%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $819.87 ↓ -59%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $828.46 ↓ -58%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $1,188.22 ↓ -40%
Cigna Local Plus $1,466.00 ↓ -26%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $1,480.29 ↓ -25%
Cigna HMO/PPO $1,725.00 ↓ -13%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $1,741.52 ↓ -12%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $1,815.34 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $1,815.34 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $1,815.34 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $1,841.00 ↓ -7%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $1,980.37 ↑ +0%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,997.00 ↑ +1%
Curative Commercial $2,145.40 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial HMO $2,145.40 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $2,310.43 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $2,310.43 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $2,310.43 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $2,475.47 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $2,475.47 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $2,640.50 ↑ +33%
BlueBell Creameries Self Insured $2,640.50 ↑ +33%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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CT thoracic spine without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $3,708.09 $522.29 – $522.29
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,890.44 $99.77 – $2,363.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,768.19 $141.23 – $2,652.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,980.37 $99.77 – $2,475.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,890.44 $99.77 – $2,363.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,768.19 $99.77 – $2,652.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,768.19 $104.75 – $2,652.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,980.37 $99.77 – $2,970.56

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