Macro exam dissect molec study ea at Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 W Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1275592131
$37.50
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.
$75.00
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.
$10.82 with BCBS [3001] vs $109.38 with MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] — 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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| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCMC | $10.82 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC | $19.11 | ↓ -49% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC | $19.11 | ↓ -49% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC | $19.87 | ↓ -47% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC | $20.28 | ↓ -46% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC | $22.06 | ↓ -41% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC | $22.06 | ↓ -41% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] | MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MCMC | $25.39 | ↓ -32% |
| MEDICAID [4000] | MHS HB TEXAS HEALTHY WOMEN MCMC | $28.63 | ↓ -24% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC | $109.38 | ↑ +192% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC | $109.38 | ↑ +192% |
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Macro exam dissect molec study ea at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $101.29 | $16.71 – $143.50 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $559.20 | $7.22 – $18.98 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $37.50 | $10.82 – $109.38 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $51.20 – $51.20 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $41.98 | $8.64 – $62.97 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $41.98 | $8.40 – $52.48 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $101.29 | $24.93 – $143.50 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $41.98 | $13.48 – $62.97 |