Consultation/report referred material w/preparation of slides at BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

1901 SW HK Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health · · NPI 1477516466

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 13, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$309.65

Cash price

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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.

$516.09

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.

$36.00 with United Healthcare vs $464.48 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 Commercial $36.00 ↓ -88%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $49.73 ↓ -84%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $50.78 ↓ -84%
Humana Medicare $52.35 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan Medicare HMO/Medicare PPO $52.35 ↓ -83%
TriWest Community Care Network $52.35 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $54.97 ↓ -82%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $54.97 ↓ -82%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $54.97 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $58.63 ↓ -81%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $62.82 ↓ -80%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $65.70 ↓ -79%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $66.01 ↓ -79%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $77.41 ↓ -75%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $78.26 ↓ -75%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $78.26 ↓ -75%
CareWorks fka Rockport Worker's Compensation $78.26 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $82.83 ↓ -73%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $86.38 ↓ -72%
Mark Cuban Commercial $134.24 ↓ -57%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $180.63 ↓ -42%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $187.75 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $220.89 ↓ -29%
Employers Health Network BSWQA Direct/EHN Rental $242.56 ↓ -22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $255.76 ↓ -17%
Cigna Local Plus $259.08 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $259.22 ↓ -16%
Employers Health Network EHN Network $283.85 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $283.85 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $283.85 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $283.85 ↓ -8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $296.33 ↓ -4%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $299.33 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $299.33 ↓ -3%
Cigna HMO/PPO $304.49 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $309.65 ↑ +0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $312.16 ↑ +1%
Humana Commercial HMO $335.46 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $335.46 ↑ +8%
First Health PPO $361.26 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $361.26 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $361.26 ↑ +17%
BlueBell Creameries Self Insured $387.07 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $387.07 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $387.07 ↑ +25%
Three Rivers Three Rivers Provider Network $464.48 ↑ +50%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Consultation/report referred material w/preparation of slides at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $309.65 $26.00 – $464.48
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $275.42 $35.00 – $344.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $309.65 $36.00 – $464.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $230.32 $36.00 – $287.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $275.42 $35.00 – $344.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $309.65 $36.00 – $464.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $230.32 $36.00 – $345.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $275.42 $35.00 – $344.28

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