Calcitonin (salmon) 200 unit/ml injection 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

$1,008.00

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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.

$2,016.00

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.

$947.52 with AETNA [3000] vs $11,758.35 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
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA CVS MCEL $947.52 ↓ -6%
KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MCEL $1,008.00 ↑ +0%
EVRY HEALTH [1013] MHS HB EVRY MCEL $1,008.00 ↑ +0%
CHAMPVA [1000] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $1,142.41 ↑ +13%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION [9001] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $1,142.41 ↑ +13%
TRICARE [1001] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $1,142.41 ↑ +13%
TRIWEST WPS [8010] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $1,142.41 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MCEL $1,209.60 ↑ +20%
VELOCITY [3070] MHS HB VELOCITY MCEL $1,310.40 ↑ +30%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCEL $1,512.00 ↑ +50%
CIGNA [3004] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCEL $1,512.00 ↑ +50%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCEL $1,517.64 ↑ +51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $2,831.50 ↑ +181%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $2,831.50 ↑ +181%
UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $2,831.50 ↑ +181%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MCEL $4,587.03 ↑ +355%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCEL $6,190.03 ↑ +514%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCEL $10,190.57 ↑ +911%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCEL $10,190.57 ↑ +911%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCEL $10,596.03 ↑ +951%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCEL $10,812.28 ↑ +973%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCEL $11,758.35 ↑ +1067%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCEL $11,758.35 ↑ +1067%

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Calcitonin (salmon) 200 unit/ml injection solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $2,038.33 $10,406.82 – $10,406.82
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $5,637.78 $1,597.37 – $7,986.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,637.78 $1,160.44 – $8,456.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,637.78 $1,127.56 – $7,047.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $5,637.78 $1,503.41 – $7,986.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,637.78 $1,809.73 – $8,456.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,637.78 $2,787.12 – $8,456.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,637.78 $1,879.26 – $8,456.67

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