Azithromycin 500 mg intravenous solution at Methodist Celina Medical Center

1500 South Dallas Pkwy, Celina, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1073294740

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$6.62

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$13.25

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$9.50 with BCBS [3001] vs $18.05 with BCBS [3001] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCEL $9.50 ↑ +44%
CIGNA [3004] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCEL $9.94 ↑ +50%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCEL $9.94 ↑ +50%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCEL $9.97 ↑ +51%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCEL $15.65 ↑ +136%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCEL $15.65 ↑ +136%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCEL $16.27 ↑ +146%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCEL $16.60 ↑ +151%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCEL $18.05 ↑ +173%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCEL $18.05 ↑ +173%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $29.75 $2.14 – $35.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $29.75 $2.14 – $37.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $29.75 $2.14 – $37.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $29.75 $2.14 – $37.39

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