Tc-99m maa at Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 W Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1275592131
$430.00
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.
$860.00
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.
$71.41 with BCBS [3001] vs $645.00 with WEB TPA [3049] — 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 | $71.41 | ↓ -83% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] | MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MCMC | $76.45 | ↓ -82% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC | $126.09 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC | $126.09 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC | $130.87 | ↓ -70% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC | $133.86 | ↓ -69% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC | $145.52 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC | $145.52 | ↓ -66% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC | $329.55 | ↓ -23% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC | $329.55 | ↓ -23% |
| CIGNA [3004] | MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC | $645.00 | ↑ +50% |
| WEB TPA [3049] | MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC | $645.00 | ↑ +50% |
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Tc-99m maa at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $74.55 | $38.99 – $38.99 |
| MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL | Dallas | $477.82 | $50.14 – $185.16 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $430.00 | $71.41 – $71.41 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $171.26 – $171.26 |
| HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE | FRIENDSWOOD | $766.64 | $50.14 – $233.18 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | $1,099.56 | $50.14 – $233.18 |
| HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD | HUMBLE | $1,280.09 | $50.14 – $233.18 |
| HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST | SPRING | $1,328.96 | $50.14 – $233.18 |