Reprogram cochlear implt <7 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

$596.92

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$994.87

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$119.38 with Superior Health Plan vs $746.15 with Private Health Care System — 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 $119.38 ↓ -80%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage $122.80 ↓ -79%
CORVEL Worker's Compensation $125.38 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP $127.74 ↓ -79%
TriWest Community Care Network $129.26 ↓ -78%
Humana Medicare $129.26 ↓ -78%
ProCare Advantage Medicare Advantage $135.72 ↓ -77%
American Health Plan Medicare Advantage $135.72 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $135.72 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $144.77 ↓ -76%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Small Group $155.11 ↓ -74%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Individual $162.22 ↓ -73%
Prime Health Services Worker's Compensation $163.00 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Nexus $174.00 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Charter $174.00 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Commercial Broad $193.00 ↓ -68%
Injury Management Organization Med Select Network $193.24 ↓ -68%
Sedgwick Preferred Network $193.24 ↓ -68%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Small Group $213.28 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Premier/High Performance Network/My BlueHealth $219.86 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage $222.77 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials (HMO) $254.80 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoice (PPO) $268.63 ↓ -55%
Texas Workforce Commission Workers Compensation $328.31 ↓ -45%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Premier - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 1)/BSWH Employee $361.93 ↓ -39%
Mark Cuban Commercial $386.96 ↓ -35%
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan BSW Plus - Large Group/BSW Premier Direct to Employer (Rate 2) $425.80 ↓ -29%
High Plains Health Plans Commercial $487.39 ↓ -18%
Cigna Local Plus $499.42 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial $547.18 ↓ -8%
MidCoast Commercial $547.18 ↓ -8%
QuikTrip Employee Benefit Plan $547.18 ↓ -8%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Commercial $577.02 ↓ -3%
Imagine Health Commercial $577.02 ↓ -3%
Cigna HMO/PPO $586.97 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical System Commercial PPO $596.92 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial HMO $646.67 ↑ +8%
Curative Commercial $646.67 ↑ +8%
First Health PPO $696.41 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial PPO $696.41 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Accel Network $696.41 ↑ +17%
HealthSmart Preferred Network $746.15 ↑ +25%
Private Health Care System PHCS Network $746.15 ↑ +25%
Humana Military TRICARE not published by hospital

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Reprogram cochlear implt <7 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Providence Waco not published $120.85 – $230.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $596.92 $122.87 – $895.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $394.90 $78.98 – $493.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $596.92 $122.80 – $895.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $596.92 $308.41 – $895.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $394.90 $122.80 – $592.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $596.92 $122.80 – $895.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $394.90 $72.40 – $592.35

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