Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i at Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 W Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1275592131
$396.50
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.
$793.00
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.
$70.50 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $500.00 with FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] — 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 | $70.50 | ↓ -82% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCMC | $115.71 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC | $190.35 | ↓ -52% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC | $190.35 | ↓ -52% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC | $197.88 | ↓ -50% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC | $201.99 | ↓ -49% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC | $219.79 | ↓ -45% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC | $219.79 | ↓ -45% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC | $303.88 | ↓ -23% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC | $303.88 | ↓ -23% |
| FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] | MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MCMC | $500.00 | ↑ +26% |
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Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $633.97 | $136.94 – $898.12 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $1,130.85 | $105.79 – $105.79 |
| MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL | Dallas | $1,663.28 | $89.01 – $286.06 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $396.50 | $115.71 – $299.56 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $286.06 – $286.06 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $745.67 | $153.48 – $1,118.50 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $531.83 | $106.37 – $664.78 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $633.97 | $156.80 – $898.12 |