Gu dilat ureter/urethra s&i at Methodist Charlton Medical Center

3500 W Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1275592131

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$730.00

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,460.00

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.

$113.65 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $5,686.68 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MCMC $113.65 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $489.53 ↓ -33%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $489.53 ↓ -33%
UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
COVID19 HRSA UNINSURED TESTING AND TREATMENT FUND [6005] MHS HB UNINSURED COVID-19 MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
WELLCARE [7016] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MCMC $2,053.91 ↑ +181%
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7019] MHS HB MUTUAL OF OMAHA MCMC $2,094.99 ↑ +187%
MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MCMC $2,156.60 ↑ +195%
CARE N CARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7003] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $2,156.60 ↑ +195%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCMC $2,156.60 ↑ +195%
GLOBALHEALTH [1003] MHS HB GLOBAL HEALTH MCMC $2,156.60 ↑ +195%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCMC $2,156.60 ↑ +195%
PROCARE ADVANTAGE [7018] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $2,156.60 ↑ +195%
SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE [9911] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $2,156.60 ↑ +195%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $2,177.14 ↑ +198%
MULTIPLAN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7022] MHS HB MULTIPLAN ADVANTAGE MCMC $2,197.68 ↑ +201%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] MHS HB UHC EXCHANGE MCMC $2,197.68 ↑ +201%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN [7025] MHS HB PROVIDERS PARTNER HEALTH MCMC $2,218.22 ↑ +204%
CORALVITA [9216] MHS HB VIBRA MRMC MCMC MDMC $2,464.69 ↑ +238%
ALTERNATIVE SERVICE CONCEPTS [8005] MHS HB CITY OF PLANO MCMC $2,567.38 ↑ +252%
OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] MHS HB OSCAR HMO MCMC $2,670.08 ↑ +266%
BRIGHT HEALTHCARE [2222] MHS HB BRIGHT HEALTH MCMC $2,875.47 ↑ +294%
MOLINA [3017] MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MCMC $2,978.17 ↑ +308%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCMC $2,993.92 ↑ +310%
WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MCMC $3,183.56 ↑ +336%
KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MCMC $3,286.25 ↑ +350%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MCMC $3,327.33 ↑ +356%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA CVS MCMC $3,327.33 ↑ +356%
90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $3,388.95 ↑ +364%
ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $3,388.95 ↑ +364%
ALLIED NATIONAL [2031] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $3,388.95 ↑ +364%
FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MCMC $3,491.64 ↑ +378%
AMBETTER SUPERIOR [3051] MHS HB AMBETTER SUPERIOR MCMC $3,512.18 ↑ +381%
IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES [3073] MHS HB IMPERIAL MANAGED CARE MCMC $3,697.03 ↑ +406%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC $3,799.73 ↑ +421%
CIGNA [3004] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC $3,799.73 ↑ +421%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [9011] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $4,107.81 ↑ +463%
VELOCITY [3070] MHS HB VELOCITY MCMC $4,107.81 ↑ +463%
SANA BENEFITS [3069] MHS HB SANA MCMC $4,107.81 ↑ +463%
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [8004] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $4,107.81 ↑ +463%
EVRY HEALTH [1013] MHS HB EVRY MCMC $4,107.81 ↑ +463%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX NON PAR [9010] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $4,107.81 ↑ +463%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [8002] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $4,107.81 ↑ +463%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC $4,924.91 ↑ +575%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC $4,924.91 ↑ +575%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC $5,119.78 ↑ +601%
HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MCMC $5,134.77 ↑ +603%
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MCMC $5,134.77 ↑ +603%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC $5,226.07 ↑ +616%
HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [3063] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $5,545.55 ↑ +660%
DART MEMBER CARE [3039] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $5,545.55 ↑ +660%
HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [2052] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $5,545.55 ↑ +660%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC $5,686.68 ↑ +679%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC $5,686.68 ↑ +679%

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Gu dilat ureter/urethra s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,525.20 $119.63 – $5,045.72
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $3,009.45 $119.63 – $129.20
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas $8,637.23 $117.84 – $2,303.01
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $730.00 $113.65 – $5,669.75
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $267.55 – $267.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,458.62 $711.90 – $5,187.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,129.23 $119.63 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,525.20 $119.63 – $5,045.72

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