Chemotherapy injection 96542 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

$281.62

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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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$469.37

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.

$56.32 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,688.00 with United Healthcare — 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
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $56.32 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $60.27 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $129.53 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $131.24 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $150.12 ↓ -47%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $154.89 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $158.26 ↓ -44%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $170.76 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $200.89 ↓ -29%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $229.94 ↓ -18%
Cigna Local Plus $235.62 ↓ -16%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $258.15 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $258.15 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $258.15 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $272.23 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $272.23 ↓ -3%
Cigna HMO/PPO $276.93 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $281.62 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $305.09 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $305.09 ↑ +8%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $315.22 ↑ +12%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $321.86 ↑ +14%
First Health PPO $328.56 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $328.56 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $328.56 ↑ +17%
Humana Medicare $331.81 ↑ +18%
TriWest Community Care Network $331.81 ↑ +18%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $348.40 ↑ +24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $348.40 ↑ +24%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $348.40 ↑ +24%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $352.03 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $352.03 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $371.63 ↑ +32%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $398.17 ↑ +41%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $416.42 ↑ +48%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $418.41 ↑ +49%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $496.06 ↑ +76%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $496.06 ↑ +76%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $547.49 ↑ +94%
Mark Cuban Commercial $838.97 ↑ +198%
United Healthcare Charter $3,319.00 ↑ +1079%
United Healthcare Nexus $3,319.00 ↑ +1079%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $3,688.00 ↑ +1210%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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