Microbe susceptible mlc 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

$90.00

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.

$180.00

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.

$32.05 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $138.06 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.

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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 $32.05 ↓ -64%
MEDICAID [4000] MHS HB TEXAS HEALTHY WOMEN MCMC $33.74 ↓ -63%
WELLCARE [7016] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
COVID19 HRSA UNINSURED TESTING AND TREATMENT FUND [6005] MHS HB UNINSURED COVID-19 MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MCMC $40.17 ↓ -55%
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7019] MHS HB MUTUAL OF OMAHA MCMC $40.97 ↓ -54%
MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MCMC $42.18 ↓ -53%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCMC $42.18 ↓ -53%
CARE N CARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7003] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $42.18 ↓ -53%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCMC $42.18 ↓ -53%
GLOBALHEALTH [1003] MHS HB GLOBAL HEALTH MCMC $42.18 ↓ -53%
PROCARE ADVANTAGE [7018] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $42.18 ↓ -53%
SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE [9911] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $42.18 ↓ -53%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $42.58 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] MHS HB UHC EXCHANGE MCMC $42.98 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7022] MHS HB MULTIPLAN ADVANTAGE MCMC $42.98 ↓ -52%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN [7025] MHS HB PROVIDERS PARTNER HEALTH MCMC $43.38 ↓ -52%
CORALVITA [9216] MHS HB VIBRA MRMC MCMC MDMC $48.20 ↓ -46%
ALTERNATIVE SERVICE CONCEPTS [8005] MHS HB CITY OF PLANO MCMC $50.21 ↓ -44%
OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] MHS HB OSCAR HMO MCMC $52.22 ↓ -42%
BRIGHT HEALTHCARE [2222] MHS HB BRIGHT HEALTH MCMC $56.24 ↓ -38%
MOLINA [3017] MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MCMC $58.25 ↓ -35%
WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MCMC $62.26 ↓ -31%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCMC $63.47 ↓ -29%
KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MCMC $64.27 ↓ -29%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MCMC $65.08 ↓ -28%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA CVS MCMC $65.08 ↓ -28%
ALLIED NATIONAL [2031] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $66.28 ↓ -26%
90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $66.28 ↓ -26%
ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $66.28 ↓ -26%
FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MCMC $68.29 ↓ -24%
AMBETTER SUPERIOR [3051] MHS HB AMBETTER SUPERIOR MCMC $68.69 ↓ -24%
IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES [3073] MHS HB IMPERIAL MANAGED CARE MCMC $72.31 ↓ -20%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC $74.31 ↓ -17%
CIGNA [3004] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC $74.31 ↓ -17%
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [8004] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $80.34 ↓ -11%
VELOCITY [3070] MHS HB VELOCITY MCMC $80.34 ↓ -11%
SANA BENEFITS [3069] MHS HB SANA MCMC $80.34 ↓ -11%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [9011] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $80.34 ↓ -11%
EVRY HEALTH [1013] MHS HB EVRY MCMC $80.34 ↓ -11%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX NON PAR [9010] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $80.34 ↓ -11%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [8002] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $80.34 ↓ -11%
HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MCMC $100.43 ↑ +12%
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MCMC $100.43 ↑ +12%
HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [2052] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $108.46 ↑ +21%
DART MEMBER CARE [3039] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $108.46 ↑ +21%
HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [3063] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $108.46 ↑ +21%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC $112.07 ↑ +25%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC $112.07 ↑ +25%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC $116.49 ↑ +29%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC $118.90 ↑ +32%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC $129.35 ↑ +44%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC $129.35 ↑ +44%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $138.06 ↑ +53%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $138.06 ↑ +53%

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Microbe susceptible mlc at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $90.00 $32.05 – $182.68
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas not published $20.35 – $36.44
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas not published $24.10 – $153.66
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $40.17 – $105.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $61.84 $12.00 – $96.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $61.84 $12.00 – $96.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $61.84 $12.00 – $96.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $61.84 $8.00 – $96.41

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