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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TEMPLE Pricing Analysis

Source: Hospital MRF file & CMS Medicare PFS 2026

Fairness Grade

B

Below Average Cost

Price Multiplier

27x

the federal fair-price benchmark

Procedures Priced

2,595

139 comparable to federal rates

What does this mean for your bill? This hospital charges about 27x the government benchmark — more expensive than average. For example, a procedure the government prices at $100 would cost about $2,700 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 - TEMPLEcharges 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
IMPLANTATION OR REPLACEMENT OF DEVICE FOR INTRATHECAL OR EPIDURAL DRUG INFUSION; PROGRAMMABLE PUMP, INCLUDING PREPARATION OF PUMP, WITH OR WITHOUT PROGRAMMING62362$35,784$372+$35,412
INSERTION OR REPLACEMENT OF PERIPHERAL, SACRAL, OR GASTRIC NEUROSTIMULATOR PULSE GENERATOR OR RECEIVER, REQUIRING POCKET CREATION AND CONNECTION BETWEEN ELECTRODE ARRAY AND PULSE GENERATOR OR RECEIVER64590$35,784$428+$35,356
IMPLANTATION OR REPLACEMENT OF DEVICE FOR INTRATHECAL OR EPIDURAL DRUG INFUSION; NONPROGRAMMABLE PUMP62361$35,784$465+$35,319
INSERTION OR REPLACEMENT OF CRANIAL NEUROSTIMULATOR PULSE GENERATOR OR RECEIVER, DIRECT OR INDUCTIVE COUPLING; WITH CONNECTION TO A SINGLE ELECTRODE ARRAY61885$35,784$557+$35,227
INSERTION OF INTERLAMINAR/INTERSPINOUS PROCESS STABILIZATION/DISTRACTION DEVICE, WITHOUT OPEN DECOMPRESSION OR FUSION, INCLUDING IMAGE GUIDANCE WHEN PERFORMED, LUMBAR; SINGLE LEVEL22869$21,421$395+$21,026
REVISION OR REMOVAL OF CRANIAL NEUROSTIMULATOR PULSE GENERATOR OR RECEIVER61888$20,846$403+$20,443
INSERTION OF PENILE PROSTHESIS; INFLATABLE (SELF-CONTAINED)54401$31,633$618+$31,016
PERCUTANEOUS TRANSCATHETER PLACEMENT OF INTRACORONARY STENT(S), WITH CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY WHEN PERFORMED; SINGLE MAJOR CORONARY ARTERY OR BRANCH92928$23,216$464+$22,752
IMPLANTATION, OSSEOINTEGRATED IMPLANT, SKULL; WITH PERCUTANEOUS ATTACHMENT TO EXTERNAL SPEECH PROCESSOR69714$21,421$438+$20,984
INSERTION OF INFLATABLE URETHRAL/BLADDER NECK SPHINCTER, INCLUDING PLACEMENT OF PUMP, RESERVOIR, AND CUFF53445$31,633$689+$30,944
INSERTION OF NEW OR REPLACEMENT OF PERMANENT PACEMAKER WITH TRANSVENOUS ELECTRODE(S); ATRIAL33206$18,453$402+$18,051
COMPREHENSIVE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVALUATION INCLUDING TRANSSEPTAL CATHETERIZATIONS, INSERTION AND REPOSITIONING OF MULTIPLE ELECTRODE CATHETERS WITH INTRACARDIAC CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION, INCLUDING INTRACARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC 3-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING, INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY INCLUDING IMAGING SUPERVISION AND INTERPRETATION, INDUCTION OR ATTEMPTED INDUCTION OF AN ARRHYTHMIA INCLUDING LEFT OR RIGHT ATRIAL PACING/RECORDING, RIGHT VENTRICULAR PACING/RECORDING, AND HIS BUNDLE RECORDING, WHEN PERFORMED93656$36,783$807+$35,977

About BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TEMPLE Pricing

BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TEMPLE in Temple, TX charges about 27x the government benchmark — more expensive than average across 139procedures 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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