Tc-99m mertiatide 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

$776.75

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$1,553.50

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.

$138.11 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $3,758.08 with BCBS [3001] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $138.11 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $595.30 ↓ -23%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $595.30 ↓ -23%
CIGNA [3004] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC $1,165.13 ↑ +50%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC $1,165.13 ↑ +50%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCMC $1,844.32 ↑ +137%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC $3,256.49 ↑ +319%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC $3,256.49 ↑ +319%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC $3,379.96 ↑ +335%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC $3,457.13 ↑ +345%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC $3,758.08 ↑ +384%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC $3,758.08 ↑ +384%

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Tc-99m mertiatide at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas $315.55 $70.00 – $6,651.01
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $776.75 $1,844.32 – $1,844.32
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $6,651.01 – $6,651.01
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $3,133.94 $1,308.90 – $9,055.57
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $2,515.31 $1,308.90 – $9,055.57
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $2,611.33 $1,308.90 – $9,055.57
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $893.40 $100.00 – $1,914.42
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $944.65 $100.00 – $2,699.00

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