Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri 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

$294.14

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.

$490.23

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.

$58.83 with Superior Health Plan 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
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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
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $58.83 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $62.95 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $71.00 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $75.00 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $81.00 ↓ -72%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $85.00 ↓ -71%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $161.78 ↓ -45%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $178.35 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $209.82 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Nexus $217.52 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Charter $217.52 ↓ -26%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $240.16 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $241.68 ↓ -18%
Cigna Local Plus $246.10 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial $269.63 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $269.63 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $269.63 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $284.33 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $284.33 ↓ -3%
Cigna HMO/PPO $289.24 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $294.14 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $318.65 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $343.16 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $343.16 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $343.16 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $367.67 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $367.67 ↑ +25%
TriWest Community Care Network $367.67 ↑ +25%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $416.70 ↑ +42%
Humana Commercial HMO $7,441.00 ↑ +2430%

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Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $571.31 $161.87 – $809.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $294.14 $60.54 – $441.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $286.95 $57.39 – $358.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $571.31 $152.35 – $809.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $294.14 $85.00 – $441.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $294.14 $151.97 – $441.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $286.95 $71.00 – $430.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $571.31 $152.35 – $809.35

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