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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with 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

$3,806.96

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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$6,344.94

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.

$312.08 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,758.70 with Private Health Care System — 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 $312.08 ↓ -92%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $332.94 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $333.93 ↓ -91%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $339.95 ↓ -91%
Humana Medicare $350.46 ↓ -91%
TriWest Community Care Network $350.46 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $367.98 ↓ -90%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $367.98 ↓ -90%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $367.98 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $392.52 ↓ -90%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $420.55 ↓ -89%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $439.83 ↓ -88%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $441.93 ↓ -88%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $523.94 ↓ -86%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $523.94 ↓ -86%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $578.26 ↓ -85%
Mark Cuban Commercial $952.69 ↓ -75%
Imagine Health Commercial $1,454.00 ↓ -62%
Cigna Local Plus $1,466.00 ↓ -61%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $1,480.29 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $1,596.13 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $1,615.23 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare Charter $1,670.00 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare Nexus $1,670.00 ↓ -56%
Cigna HMO/PPO $1,725.00 ↓ -55%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $1,741.52 ↓ -54%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $1,841.00 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $1,848.15 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $1,856.00 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $1,947.43 ↓ -49%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $2,093.83 ↓ -45%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $3,108.39 ↓ -18%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $3,489.72 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $3,489.72 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $3,489.72 ↓ -8%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $3,806.96 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $4,124.21 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial HMO $4,124.21 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $4,441.46 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $4,441.46 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $4,441.46 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $4,758.70 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $4,758.70 ↑ +25%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,890.61 $312.08 – $4,863.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,806.96 $494.01 – $5,710.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,842.06 $312.08 – $4,802.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,806.96 $332.94 – $5,710.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,890.61 $312.08 – $4,863.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,806.96 $312.08 – $5,710.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $3,890.61 $312.08 – $4,863.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,890.61 $312.08 – $4,863.26

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