MRA ext low(run-off)pst cntrst 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

$1,981.99

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.

$3,303.32

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.

$396.40 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,807.82 with CORVEL — 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 $396.40 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $424.15 ↓ -79%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $1,090.10 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $1,287.98 ↓ -35%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $1,303.39 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $1,491.35 ↓ -25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $1,571.46 ↓ -21%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $1,618.30 ↓ -18%
Cigna Local Plus $1,711.00 ↓ -14%
Imagine Health Commercial $1,718.00 ↓ -13%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $1,731.24 ↓ -13%
MidCoast Commercial $1,816.83 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $1,816.83 ↓ -8%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $1,981.99 ↑ +0%
Cigna HMO/PPO $2,013.00 ↑ +2%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $2,036.75 ↑ +3%
Humana Commercial HMO $2,147.16 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $2,147.16 ↑ +8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $2,149.00 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $2,312.32 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $2,312.32 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $2,312.32 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $2,477.49 ↑ +25%
TriWest Community Care Network $2,477.49 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $2,477.49 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Charter $2,507.00 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare Nexus $2,507.00 ↑ +26%
Aetna Commercial $2,577.00 ↑ +30%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $2,785.00 ↑ +41%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $2,807.82 ↑ +42%

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MRA ext low(run-off)pst cntrst at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco $1,934.46 $650.15 – $1,700.88
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,982.02 $561.57 – $2,807.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,981.99 $407.96 – $2,972.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,001.04 $400.21 – $2,577.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,982.02 $528.54 – $2,807.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,981.99 $636.22 – $2,972.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,981.99 $1,024.03 – $2,972.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,001.04 $667.01 – $3,001.56

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