Ablate bone tumor(s) perq at BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST

100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd., Waco, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health · · NPI 1891882833

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

$11,254.17

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.

$18,756.95

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.

$71.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $32,603.53 with Mark Cuban — 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $71.00 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $75.00 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $81.00 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $85.00 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $2,398.52 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $2,566.42 ↓ -77%
Cigna Local Plus $5,388.00 ↓ -52%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $6,189.79 ↓ -45%
Cigna HMO/PPO $6,339.00 ↓ -44%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $6,823.78 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare Charter $7,540.00 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Nexus $7,540.00 ↓ -33%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $8,027.97 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $8,378.00 ↓ -26%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $9,189.03 ↓ -18%
MidCoast Commercial $10,316.32 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $10,316.32 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $10,316.32 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $10,879.03 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $10,879.03 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $11,254.17 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $12,192.02 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $13,129.86 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $13,129.86 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $13,129.86 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $14,067.71 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $14,067.71 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial HMO $15,811.00 ↑ +40%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $16,733.03 ↑ +49%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $17,085.31 ↑ +52%
TriWest Community Care Network $17,613.72 ↑ +57%
Humana Medicare $17,613.72 ↑ +57%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $18,494.41 ↑ +64%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $18,494.41 ↑ +64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $18,494.41 ↑ +64%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $19,727.37 ↑ +75%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $21,136.46 ↑ +88%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $22,105.22 ↑ +96%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $22,210.90 ↑ +97%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $26,332.51 ↑ +134%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $26,332.51 ↑ +134%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $29,062.64 ↑ +158%
Mark Cuban Commercial $32,603.53 ↑ +190%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Ablate bone tumor(s) perq at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco $3,796.56 $2,398.52 – $11,305.89
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $9,350.33 $2,398.52 – $37,869.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $11,254.17 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $9,437.59 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $9,350.33 $2,398.52 – $37,869.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $11,254.17 $85.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $11,254.17 $2,398.52 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $9,437.59 $71.00 – $32,603.53

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