Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced each unit 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

$655.50

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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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$1,311.00

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.

$406.41 with BCBS [3001] vs $1,278.98 with MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $406.41 ↓ -38%
CHAMPVA [1000] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $487.10 ↓ -26%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION [9001] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $487.10 ↓ -26%
TRICARE [1001] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $487.10 ↓ -26%
TRIWEST WPS [8010] MHS HB TRICARE MCEL $487.10 ↓ -26%
TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
WELLCARE [7016] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
MCS ADVANTAGE, INC CLASSICARE [7021] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCEL $511.59 ↓ -22%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCEL $537.17 ↓ -18%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCEL $537.17 ↓ -18%
MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MCEL $537.17 ↓ -18%
OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCEL $542.29 ↓ -17%
MULTIPLAN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7022] MHS HB MULTIPLAN ADVANTAGE MCEL $547.40 ↓ -16%
OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] MHS HB OSCAR HMO MCEL $665.07 ↑ +1%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCEL $681.72 ↑ +4%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCEL $681.72 ↑ +4%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCEL $707.94 ↑ +8%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCEL $721.05 ↑ +10%
MOLINA [3017] MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MCEL $741.81 ↑ +13%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCEL $786.60 ↑ +20%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCEL $786.60 ↑ +20%
WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MCEL $792.96 ↑ +21%
KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MCEL $818.54 ↑ +25%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MCEL $828.78 ↑ +26%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA CVS MCEL $828.78 ↑ +26%
ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCEL $844.12 ↑ +29%
ALLIED NATIONAL [2031] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCEL $844.12 ↑ +29%
90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCEL $844.12 ↑ +29%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCEL $986.92 ↑ +51%
VELOCITY [3070] MHS HB VELOCITY MCEL $1,023.18 ↑ +56%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [8002] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCEL $1,023.18 ↑ +56%
SANA BENEFITS [3069] MHS HB SANA MCEL $1,023.18 ↑ +56%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [9011] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCEL $1,023.18 ↑ +56%
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [8004] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCEL $1,023.18 ↑ +56%
EVRY HEALTH [1013] MHS HB EVRY MCEL $1,023.18 ↑ +56%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX NON PAR [9010] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCEL $1,023.18 ↑ +56%
HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MCEL $1,278.98 ↑ +95%
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MCEL $1,278.98 ↑ +95%

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Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced each unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,254.99 $327.36 – $1,444.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,370.40 $261.57 – $1,906.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,191.73 $218.43 – $1,365.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,254.99 $308.10 – $1,444.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,370.40 $407.93 – $1,906.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,370.40 $656.58 – $1,906.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,191.73 $364.04 – $1,638.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,254.99 $308.10 – $1,444.24

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