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Urine Culture Test 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

$121.84

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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.

$203.06

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.

$11.82 with United Healthcare vs $162.45 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 $11.82 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Commercial $12.00 ↓ -90%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $14.55 ↓ -88%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $17.12 ↓ -86%
Mark Cuban Commercial $19.37 ↓ -84%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $38.58 ↓ -68%
TriWest Community Care Network $40.61 ↓ -67%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $40.61 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $41.72 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $42.29 ↓ -65%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $42.54 ↓ -65%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $42.54 ↓ -65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $42.64 ↓ -65%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $42.64 ↓ -65%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $42.64 ↓ -65%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $44.77 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $48.34 ↓ -60%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $48.73 ↓ -60%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $50.44 ↓ -59%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $50.44 ↓ -59%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $50.44 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $50.92 ↓ -58%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $50.97 ↓ -58%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $73.10 ↓ -40%
Cigna Local Plus $101.94 ↓ -16%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $111.68 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $111.68 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $111.68 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $117.77 ↓ -3%
Cigna HMO/PPO $119.81 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $121.84 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $131.99 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial HMO $131.99 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $142.14 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $142.14 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $142.14 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $152.29 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $152.29 ↑ +25%
BlueBell Creameries Self Insured $162.45 ↑ +33%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $162.45 ↑ +33%

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Urine Culture Test at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $129.30 $6.78 – $161.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $86.92 $11.82 – $130.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $121.84 $6.78 – $152.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $129.30 $6.78 – $161.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $86.92 $7.25 – $130.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $86.92 $6.78 – $130.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $129.30 $6.78 – $161.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $129.30 $6.78 – $161.62

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