Epilepsy gen seq alys panel 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

$4,315.50

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$7,192.50

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.

$132.61 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $5,876.54 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 Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $132.61 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $134.41 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $153.64 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $161.85 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $863.10 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $923.52 ↓ -79%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,326.13 ↓ -46%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $2,373.53 ↓ -45%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $2,375.10 ↓ -45%
Humana Medicare $2,448.56 ↓ -43%
TriWest Community Care Network $2,448.56 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $2,570.99 ↓ -40%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $2,570.99 ↓ -40%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,570.99 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,742.39 ↓ -36%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $2,938.27 ↓ -32%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $3,072.94 ↓ -29%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $3,087.63 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Charter $3,191.31 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus $3,191.31 ↓ -26%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $3,523.61 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $3,525.92 ↓ -18%
Cigna Local Plus $3,610.64 ↓ -16%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $3,660.60 ↓ -15%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $3,660.60 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial $3,955.88 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $3,955.88 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $3,955.88 ↓ -8%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $4,040.12 ↓ -6%
Imagine Health Commercial $4,171.65 ↓ -3%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $4,171.65 ↓ -3%
Cigna HMO/PPO $4,243.57 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $4,315.50 ↑ +0%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $4,454.73 ↑ +3%
Humana Commercial HMO $4,675.12 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $4,675.12 ↑ +8%
First Health PPO $5,034.75 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $5,034.75 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $5,034.75 ↑ +17%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $5,240.86 ↑ +21%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $5,394.38 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $5,394.38 ↑ +25%
Mark Cuban Commercial $5,876.54 ↑ +36%

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Epilepsy gen seq alys panel at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco not published $47.97 – $113.12
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,315.50 $35.00 – $5,876.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,315.50 $36.00 – $6,473.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,315.50 $36.00 – $5,876.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,315.50 $35.00 – $5,876.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,315.50 $36.00 – $6,473.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,315.50 $26.00 – $6,473.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,315.50 $36.00 – $6,473.25

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