Perq plmt bile duct stent 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

$4,847.95

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$8,079.92

Gross charge

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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.

$71.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $15,811.00 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $71.00 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $75.00 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $81.00 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $85.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan Medicaid $2,559.08 ↓ -47%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $2,666.37 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $2,738.22 ↓ -44%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $2,939.47 ↓ -39%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $3,458.21 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Nexus $3,585.06 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Charter $3,585.06 ↓ -26%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $3,958.35 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $3,983.40 ↓ -18%
MidCoast Commercial $4,443.96 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $4,443.96 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $4,443.96 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $4,686.35 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $4,686.35 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $4,847.95 ↑ +0%
Curative Commercial $5,251.95 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial PPO $5,655.94 ↑ +17%
First Health PPO $5,655.94 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $5,655.94 ↑ +17%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,769.43 ↑ +19%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $5,890.89 ↑ +22%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $6,059.94 ↑ +25%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $6,059.94 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare $6,073.08 ↑ +25%
TriWest Community Care Network $6,073.08 ↑ +25%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $6,376.73 ↑ +32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $6,376.73 ↑ +32%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,376.73 ↑ +32%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $6,801.85 ↑ +40%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $7,287.70 ↑ +50%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $7,621.72 ↑ +57%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $7,658.15 ↑ +58%
Cigna Local Plus $8,649.00 ↑ +78%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $9,079.25 ↑ +87%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $9,079.25 ↑ +87%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $10,020.58 ↑ +107%
Cigna HMO/PPO $10,175.00 ↑ +110%
Mark Cuban Commercial $14,293.73 ↑ +195%
Humana Commercial HMO $15,811.00 ↑ +226%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Perq plmt bile duct stent at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco $7,502.49 $2,559.08 – $9,135.71
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $6,085.18 $2,559.08 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,847.95 $71.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,847.95 $71.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $6,085.18 $2,559.08 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,847.95 $85.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,847.95 $2,559.08 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,847.95 $71.00 – $14,293.73

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