Cystostomy cystotomy w/drainage 51040 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

$5,383.11

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$8,971.85

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$71.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $7,441.00 with Humana — 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

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 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $85.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $652.80 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $698.50 ↓ -87%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,994.91 ↓ -63%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $2,036.91 ↓ -62%
TriWest Community Care Network $2,099.91 ↓ -61%
Humana Medicare $2,099.91 ↓ -61%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,204.91 ↓ -59%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $2,204.91 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $2,204.91 ↓ -59%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,351.90 ↓ -56%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $2,519.89 ↓ -53%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $2,635.39 ↓ -51%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $2,647.99 ↓ -51%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $2,960.71 ↓ -45%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $3,139.37 ↓ -42%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $3,139.37 ↓ -42%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $3,263.96 ↓ -39%
HealthSmart Accel Network $3,410.00 ↓ -37%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $3,464.85 ↓ -36%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $3,839.95 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Charter $3,980.81 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus $3,980.81 ↓ -26%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $4,395.31 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $4,423.12 ↓ -18%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $4,934.52 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $4,934.52 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $4,934.52 ↓ -8%
Mark Cuban Commercial $5,045.72 ↓ -6%
Cigna Local Plus $5,132.00 ↓ -5%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $5,203.67 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $5,203.67 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $5,383.11 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $5,831.70 ↑ +8%
Cigna HMO/PPO $6,038.00 ↑ +12%
Humana Commercial PPO $6,280.30 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $6,280.30 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $6,728.89 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $6,728.89 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial HMO $7,441.00 ↑ +38%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Cystostomy cystotomy w/drainage 51040 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco not published $652.80 – $3,348.23
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,747.01 $652.80 – $5,933.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,383.11 $71.00 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,810.14 $71.00 – $8,512.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,747.01 $652.80 – $5,933.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,383.11 $85.00 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,383.11 $652.80 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $6,810.14 $71.00 – $10,215.22

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