CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast 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

$217.63

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$362.71

Gross charge

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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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$83.05 with Baylor Scott & White Health Plan vs $1,856.00 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $83.05 ↓ -62%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $84.80 ↓ -61%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $86.58 ↓ -60%
Humana Medicare $87.42 ↓ -60%
TriWest Community Care Network $87.42 ↓ -60%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $91.79 ↓ -58%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $91.79 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $91.79 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $92.64 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $97.91 ↓ -55%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $104.90 ↓ -52%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $109.71 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $110.24 ↓ -49%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $119.69 ↓ -45%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $130.69 ↓ -40%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $130.69 ↓ -40%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $144.24 ↓ -34%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $177.69 ↓ -18%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $199.49 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $199.49 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $199.49 ↓ -8%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $217.63 ↑ +0%
Mark Cuban Commercial $225.11 ↑ +3%
Curative Commercial $235.76 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial HMO $235.76 ↑ +8%
First Health PPO $253.90 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $253.90 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $253.90 ↑ +17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $268.16 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $271.35 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $272.03 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $272.03 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $310.46 ↑ +43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $326.42 ↑ +50%
Imagine Health Commercial $1,454.00 ↑ +568%
Cigna Local Plus $1,466.00 ↑ +574%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $1,480.29 ↑ +580%
United Healthcare Charter $1,670.00 ↑ +667%
United Healthcare Nexus $1,670.00 ↑ +667%
Cigna HMO/PPO $1,725.00 ↑ +693%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $1,741.52 ↑ +700%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $1,841.00 ↑ +746%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $1,856.00 ↑ +753%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco $54.00 $62.12 – $195.53
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $79.00 $47.40 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $217.63 $44.79 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $218.90 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $79.00 $61.88 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $217.63 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $217.63 $86.58 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $218.90 $83.05 – $1,841.00

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