EKG (Electrocardiogram) at Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 W Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1275592131
$334.50
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.
$669.00
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.
$16.35 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] vs $55.71 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 MANAGED CARE [3021] | MHS HB UHC EXCHANGE MCMC | $16.35 | ↓ -95% |
| OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] | MHS HB OSCAR HMO MCMC | $19.86 | ↓ -94% |
| BRIGHT HEALTHCARE [2222] | MHS HB BRIGHT HEALTH MCMC | $21.39 | ↓ -94% |
| MOLINA [3017] | MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MCMC | $22.16 | ↓ -93% |
| WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] | MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MCMC | $23.68 | ↓ -93% |
| KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] | MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MCMC | $24.45 | ↓ -93% |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MCMC | $24.75 | ↓ -93% |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA CVS MCMC | $24.75 | ↓ -93% |
| ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] | MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC | $25.21 | ↓ -92% |
| 90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] | MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC | $25.21 | ↓ -92% |
| FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] | MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MCMC | $25.98 | ↓ -92% |
| AMBETTER SUPERIOR [3051] | MHS HB AMBETTER SUPERIOR MCMC | $26.13 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCMC | $27.33 | ↓ -92% |
| IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES [3073] | MHS HB IMPERIAL MANAGED CARE MCMC | $27.50 | ↓ -92% |
| WEB TPA [3049] | MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC | $28.27 | ↓ -92% |
| CIGNA [3004] | MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC | $28.27 | ↓ -92% |
| VELOCITY [3070] | MHS HB VELOCITY MCMC | $30.56 | ↓ -91% |
| EVRY HEALTH [1013] | MHS HB EVRY MCMC | $30.56 | ↓ -91% |
| SANA BENEFITS [3069] | MHS HB SANA MCMC | $30.56 | ↓ -91% |
| MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] | MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MCMC | $38.20 | ↓ -89% |
| HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] | MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MCMC | $38.20 | ↓ -89% |
| DART MEMBER CARE [3039] | MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC | $41.26 | ↓ -88% |
| HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [3063] | MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC | $41.26 | ↓ -88% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC | $48.27 | ↓ -86% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC | $48.27 | ↓ -86% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC | $50.17 | ↓ -85% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC | $51.21 | ↓ -85% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC | $55.71 | ↓ -83% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC | $55.71 | ↓ -83% |
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EKG (Electrocardiogram) at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $334.50 | $16.35 – $46.31 |
| MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL | Dallas | not published | $11.49 – $26.30 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $11.85 – $117.96 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $142.72 | $29.38 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $140.07 | $28.01 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $142.72 | $45.81 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $142.72 | $73.74 – $214.08 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $140.07 | $46.69 – $210.10 |