Car seat/bed test additional 30 minutes at Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 W Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1275592131
$48.50
Cash price 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.
$97.00
Gross charge 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.
$8.62 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $44.80 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] | MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MCMC | $8.62 | ↓ -82% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCMC | $22.06 | ↓ -55% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC | $37.17 | ↓ -23% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC | $37.17 | ↓ -23% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC | $38.78 | ↓ -20% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC | $38.78 | ↓ -20% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC | $40.45 | ↓ -17% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC | $41.12 | ↓ -15% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC | $44.80 | ↓ -8% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC | $44.80 | ↓ -8% |
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Car seat/bed test additional 30 minutes at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $170.72 | $26.56 – $241.86 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $30.90 | $11.75 – $11.75 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $48.50 | $22.06 – $22.06 |
| MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL | Dallas | not published | $20.41 – $144.86 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $144.86 – $144.86 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $185.68 | $26.12 – $278.52 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $172.69 | $26.12 – $215.86 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $170.72 | $20.24 – $241.86 |