Tx l/r atrial fib addl 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

$1,384.50

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.

$2,769.00

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.

$84.92 with BCBS [3001] vs $1,061.08 with SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] — 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
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MCMC $84.92 ↓ -94%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC $149.25 ↓ -89%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC $149.25 ↓ -89%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC $155.68 ↓ -89%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC $158.25 ↓ -89%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC $172.40 ↓ -88%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC $172.40 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MCMC $246.16 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $1,061.08 ↓ -23%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $1,061.08 ↓ -23%

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Tx l/r atrial fib addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $12,204.38 $1,369.71 – $17,289.54
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $7,396.05 $542.98 – $542.98
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas $44,574.36 $1,052.94 – $3,049.12
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $1,384.50 $84.92 – $7,513.00
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $3,049.12 – $3,049.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $6,395.20 $1,316.34 – $9,592.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $10,871.82 $1,347.40 – $13,589.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $12,204.38 $1,044.01 – $17,289.54

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