Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge 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

$17,513.83

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.

$29,189.71

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.

$3,082.00 with United Healthcare vs $24,811.25 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
United Healthcare Nexus $3,082.00 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Charter $3,082.00 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $3,424.00 ↓ -80%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $3,502.77 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $3,747.96 ↓ -79%
Humana Commercial HMO $7,441.00 ↓ -58%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $9,632.60 ↓ -45%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $10,619.22 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $12,493.20 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $13,427.27 ↓ -23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $13,427.27 ↓ -23%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $14,300.04 ↓ -18%
Cigna Local Plus $14,653.23 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $15,470.55 ↓ -12%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $16,054.34 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $16,054.34 ↓ -8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $16,346.24 ↓ -7%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $16,930.03 ↓ -3%
Aetna Commercial $17,181.00 ↓ -2%
Cigna HMO/PPO $17,221.93 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $17,513.83 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $18,973.31 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $20,432.80 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $20,432.80 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $20,432.80 ↑ +17%
TriWest Community Care Network $21,892.28 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $21,892.28 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $21,892.28 ↑ +25%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $24,811.25 ↑ +42%
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Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco not published $663.43 – $1,567.30
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $20,784.58 $1,401.45 – $29,444.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $17,513.83 $2,502.00 – $26,270.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $13,905.11 $2,502.00 – $17,381.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $20,784.58 $1,028.28 – $29,444.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $17,513.83 $2,502.00 – $26,270.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $17,513.83 $2,234.00 – $26,270.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $13,905.11 $2,502.00 – $20,857.66

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