Endoscopic injection/implant 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

$5,634.25

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$9,390.41

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 $8,636.11 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 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $75.00 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $81.00 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $85.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $1,561.68 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $1,671.00 ↓ -70%
HealthSmart Accel Network $2,763.00 ↓ -51%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $3,098.84 ↓ -45%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,363.99 ↓ -40%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $3,416.23 ↓ -39%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $3,434.81 ↓ -39%
TriWest Community Care Network $3,541.04 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicare $3,541.04 ↓ -37%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,718.09 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $3,718.09 ↓ -34%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $3,718.09 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,965.96 ↓ -30%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $4,019.10 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Charter $4,166.52 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus $4,166.52 ↓ -26%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $4,249.25 ↓ -25%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $4,444.01 ↓ -21%
Cigna Local Plus $4,463.00 ↓ -21%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $4,465.25 ↓ -21%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $4,600.36 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $4,629.47 ↓ -18%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $5,164.73 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $5,164.73 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $5,164.73 ↓ -8%
Cigna HMO/PPO $5,250.00 ↓ -7%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $5,293.85 ↓ -6%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $5,293.85 ↓ -6%
Imagine Health Commercial $5,446.44 ↓ -3%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $5,446.44 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $5,634.25 ↑ +0%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $5,842.72 ↑ +4%
Humana Commercial HMO $6,022.00 ↑ +7%
Curative Commercial $6,103.77 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $6,573.29 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $6,573.29 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $7,042.81 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $7,042.81 ↑ +25%
Mark Cuban Commercial $8,636.11 ↑ +53%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Endoscopic injection/implant at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco not published $859.35 – $5,705.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,634.25 $71.00 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,646.33 $71.00 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,634.25 $85.00 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,634.25 $1,561.68 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $6,646.33 $71.00 – $9,969.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $5,634.25 $71.00 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $6,646.33 $71.00 – $9,969.49

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