Ghs inj neurolytic intercostal nerve 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

$2,369.98

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$3,949.96

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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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$71.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $3,934.00 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $75.00 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $81.00 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $85.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $340.77 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $364.62 ↓ -85%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $844.08 ↓ -64%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $861.85 ↓ -64%
TriWest Community Care Network $888.50 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare $888.50 ↓ -63%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $932.92 ↓ -61%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $932.92 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $932.92 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $995.12 ↓ -58%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $1,066.20 ↓ -55%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $1,115.07 ↓ -53%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $1,120.40 ↓ -53%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $1,303.49 ↓ -45%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $1,328.31 ↓ -44%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $1,328.31 ↓ -44%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $1,437.00 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $1,466.03 ↓ -38%
United Healthcare Charter $1,527.00 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare Nexus $1,527.00 ↓ -36%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $1,690.58 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $1,697.00 ↓ -28%
HealthSmart Accel Network $1,804.00 ↓ -24%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $1,935.09 ↓ -18%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $2,172.48 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $2,172.48 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $2,172.48 ↓ -8%
Mark Cuban Commercial $2,257.97 ↓ -5%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $2,290.98 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $2,290.98 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $2,369.98 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $2,567.47 ↑ +8%
First Health PPO $2,764.97 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $2,764.97 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $2,962.47 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $2,962.47 ↑ +25%
Cigna Local Plus $2,975.00 ↑ +26%
Cigna HMO/PPO $3,500.00 ↑ +48%
Humana Commercial HMO $3,934.00 ↑ +66%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Ghs inj neurolytic intercostal nerve at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco not published $340.77 – $1,534.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,047.92 $340.77 – $2,559.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,369.98 $71.00 – $3,554.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,245.97 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,047.92 $340.77 – $2,559.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,369.98 $85.00 – $3,554.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,369.98 $340.77 – $3,554.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,245.97 $71.00 – $3,368.96

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