RC 173
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NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEVEL III
Buda, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda’s median price of $3.5k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($4.1k), higher than 41% of the 1,071 hospitals reporting RC 173. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 11 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna local plus facility · per diem · inpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 2 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · per diem · inpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 3 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · per diem · inpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 4 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $3.1k | $215 | 7% | — | $2.9k – $3.4k |
| 5 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · per diem · inpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 6 | Humana commercial hmo facility · per diem · inpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 7 | Humana commercial ppo facility · per diem · inpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · per diem · inpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · per diem · inpatient | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · per diem · inpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · per diem · inpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
Last updated: Jun 13, 2026
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