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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Pricing Analysis

Source: Hospital MRF file & CMS Medicare PFS 2026

Fairness Grade

B

Below Average Cost

Price Multiplier

23x

the federal fair-price benchmark

Procedures Priced

32

60 comparable to federal rates

What does this mean for your bill? This hospital charges about 23x the government benchmark — more expensive than average. For example, a procedure the government prices at $100 would cost about $2,300 at this hospital's list price. If you're uninsured or out-of-network, you may be able to negotiate down significantly.

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Biggest Overcharges at This Hospital

These are the procedures where BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLORcharges the most compared to the federal fair-price benchmark. “They Charge” is what appears on your bill. “Gov. Benchmark” is what the government determines the doctor's work is worth.

ProcedureCodeThey ChargeGov. BenchmarkYou Overpay
MODERATE SEDATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SAME PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING THE DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC SERVICE THAT THE SEDATION SUPPORTS, REQUIRING THE PRESENCE OF AN INDEPENDENT TRAINED OBSERVER TO ASSIST IN THE MONITORING OF THE PATIENT'S LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS; INITIAL 15 MINUTES OF INTRASERVICE TIME, PATIENT AGE 5 YEARS OR OLDER99152$7,006$51+$6,955
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY, INCLUDING ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE; EACH ADDITIONAL LESION (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)10006$7,006$60+$6,946
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY, INCLUDING ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE; FIRST LESION10005$7,006$132+$6,874
SMALL INTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, ENTEROSCOPY BEYOND SECOND PORTION OF DUODENUM, NOT INCLUDING ILEUM; WITH BIOPSY, SINGLE OR MULTIPLE44361$4,958$141+$4,817
LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; REPAIR RECURRENT INGUINAL HERNIA49651$15,605$550+$15,055
REPAIR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA(S) (IE, EPIGASTRIC, INCISIONAL, VENTRAL, UMBILICAL, SPIGELIAN), ANY APPROACH (IE, OPEN, LAPAROSCOPIC, ROBOTIC), INITIAL, INCLUDING IMPLANTATION OF MESH OR OTHER PROSTHESIS WHEN PERFORMED, TOTAL LENGTH OF DEFECT(S); 3 CM TO 10 CM, REDUCIBLE49593$14,887$525+$14,362
EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL WITH INSERTION OF INTRAOCULAR LENS PROSTHESIS (1 STAGE PROCEDURE), MANUAL OR MECHANICAL TECHNIQUE (EG, IRRIGATION AND ASPIRATION OR PHACOEMULSIFICATION); WITH INSERTION OF INTRAOCULAR (EG, TRABECULAR MESHWORK, SUPRACILIARY, SUPRACHOROIDAL) ANTERIOR SEGMENT AQUEOUS DRAINAGE DEVICE, WITHOUT EXTRAOCULAR RESERVOIR, INTERNAL APPROACH, ONE OR MORE66991$14,887$582+$14,305
LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY47562$14,887$632+$14,255
EXCISION OF NAIL AND NAIL MATRIX, PARTIAL OR COMPLETE (EG, INGROWN OR DEFORMED NAIL), FOR PERMANENT REMOVAL11750$3,500$158+$3,342
ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY, FLEXIBLE, TRANSORAL; WITH TRANSENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED INTRAMURAL OR TRANSMURAL FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION/BIOPSY(S) (INCLUDES ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF THE ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND EITHER THE DUODENUM OR A SURGICALLY ALTERED STOMACH WHERE THE JEJUNUM IS EXAMINED DISTAL TO THE ANASTOMOSIS)43242$4,958$230+$4,728

About BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Pricing

BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR in Taylor, TX charges about 23x the government benchmark — more expensive than average across 60procedures we could compare. This data comes directly from the hospital's own published price file — they're required by federal law to share it.

What this means for your bill

If you're uninsured, out-of-network, or have a high-deductible plan, these prices directly affect what you pay. If you have in-network insurance, your insurer has likely negotiated much lower rates — but you may still owe a percentage of the hospital's high list price for your coinsurance or deductible.

Can I negotiate?

Yes. Most hospitals will reduce bills when patients present evidence. Our bill checker compares your specific charges to fair-price benchmarks and generates a dispute letter you can send to the billing department.

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