Demonstration/evaluation utilization aersol generator/nebulizer/metered dose inhaler/ippb device 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

$148.50

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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$297.00

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.

$195.60 with TRIWEST WPS [8010] vs $749.18 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
TRIWEST WPS [8010] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $195.60 ↑ +32%
CHAMPVA [1000] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $195.60 ↑ +32%
TRICARE [1001] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $195.60 ↑ +32%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION [9001] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $195.60 ↑ +32%
SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
MCS ADVANTAGE, INC CLASSICARE [7021] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
WELLCARE [7016] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $219.97 ↑ +48%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCEL $223.58 ↑ +51%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCEL $230.97 ↑ +56%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCEL $230.97 ↑ +56%
MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MCEL $230.97 ↑ +56%
OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCEL $233.17 ↑ +57%
MULTIPLAN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7022] MHS HB MULTIPLAN ADVANTAGE MCEL $235.37 ↑ +58%
OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] MHS HB OSCAR HMO MCEL $285.97 ↑ +93%
MOLINA [3017] MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MCEL $318.96 ↑ +115%
WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MCEL $340.96 ↑ +130%
KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MCEL $351.96 ↑ +137%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MCEL $356.36 ↑ +140%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA CVS MCEL $356.36 ↑ +140%
ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCEL $362.96 ↑ +144%
ALLIED NATIONAL [2031] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCEL $362.96 ↑ +144%
90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCEL $362.96 ↑ +144%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCEL $394.84 ↑ +166%
VELOCITY [3070] MHS HB VELOCITY MCEL $439.95 ↑ +196%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [8002] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCEL $439.95 ↑ +196%
SANA BENEFITS [3069] MHS HB SANA MCEL $439.95 ↑ +196%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX NON PAR [9010] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCEL $439.95 ↑ +196%
EVRY HEALTH [1013] MHS HB EVRY MCEL $439.95 ↑ +196%
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [8004] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCEL $439.95 ↑ +196%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [9011] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCEL $439.95 ↑ +196%
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MCEL $549.94 ↑ +270%
HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MCEL $549.94 ↑ +270%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCEL $650.47 ↑ +338%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCEL $650.47 ↑ +338%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCEL $673.25 ↑ +353%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCEL $688.43 ↑ +364%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCEL $749.18 ↑ +404%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCEL $749.18 ↑ +404%

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