CMS Price Transparency Data

Speech therapy (language evaluation)

Facility: Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinney

Billing Code: 92507 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$116

about 1.5× the $76 Medicare rate · typically $87–$234

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$233

Well above the fair price

about $117 over the fair price · 3.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $76 Fair price $116 This hospital $233 Cash price $271 Hospital's list price $452

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $40 Priciest $233

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Speech therapy (language evaluation) is about $116 (about 1.5× the $76 Medicare rate). Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinney charges insurers about $233, or about $271 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Mc Kinney, TX.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $116. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$108 - $120	142%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$233 - $493	306%
Aetnamajor	$105 - $271	138%
Cignamajor	$172 - $202	226%
Humanamajor	$317	416%
Ambetter (Centene)	$294	386%
Baylor Scott & White	$223 - $262	293%
Health Net	$249	327%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$249 - $339

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 271), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 92507.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinney is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 92507.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinney

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