Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC COLD LASER (PT) (S8948)
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Low
$167
Average
$182
Median
$167
High
$275
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Showing only prices reported under the per diem methodology. Choose another in the filter above to change the chart. 13 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 1.4× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX | $166 | $167 | $14 | 9% | — | $149 – $185 |
| 2 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX | $166 | $167 | $14 | 9% | — | $149 – $185 |
| 3 | Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX | $275 | $275 | $22 | 8% | — | $253 – $297 |
| 4 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX | $302 | $255 | $74 | 29% | — | $149 – $336 |
| 5 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX | $166 | $167 | $14 | 9% | — | $149 – $185 |
| 6 | Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX | $166 | $167 | $14 | 9% | — | $149 – $185 |
| 7 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX | $166 | $167 | $14 | 9% | — | $149 – $185 |
| 8 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station, TX | $166 | $167 | $14 | 9% | — | $149 – $185 |
| 9 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX | $166 | $167 | $14 | 9% | — | $149 – $185 |
| 10 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham, TX | $166 | $167 | $14 | 9% | — | $149 – $185 |
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