Dx laryngoscopy newborn 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

$727.48

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$1,212.47

Gross charge

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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 $1,011.53 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 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $75.00 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $81.00 ↓ -89%
Cigna Local Plus $85.00 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $85.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna HMO/PPO $100.00 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $155.59 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $166.48 ↓ -77%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $373.25 ↓ -49%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $381.11 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare $392.90 ↓ -46%
TriWest Community Care Network $392.90 ↓ -46%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $400.12 ↓ -45%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $412.55 ↓ -43%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $412.55 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $412.55 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $440.05 ↓ -40%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $441.10 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $471.48 ↓ -35%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $493.09 ↓ -32%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $495.45 ↓ -32%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $518.94 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Charter $537.97 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus $537.97 ↓ -26%
Humana Commercial HMO $561.00 ↓ -23%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $587.39 ↓ -19%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $587.39 ↓ -19%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $593.99 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $597.75 ↓ -18%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $648.28 ↓ -11%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $666.86 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $666.86 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $666.86 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $703.23 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $703.23 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $727.48 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $788.11 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $848.73 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $848.73 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $848.73 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $909.35 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $909.35 ↑ +25%
Mark Cuban Commercial $1,011.53 ↑ +39%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Dx laryngoscopy newborn at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco not published $155.59 – $714.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $727.48 $71.00 – $1,091.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $623.70 $71.00 – $1,011.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $727.48 $85.00 – $1,091.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $727.48 $155.59 – $1,091.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $623.70 $71.00 – $1,011.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $727.48 $71.00 – $1,091.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $623.70 $71.00 – $1,011.53

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