Veeg ea 12-26hr cont mntr 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

$963.00

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.

$1,926.00

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.

$140.81 with BCBS [3001] vs $2,278.14 with DART MEMBER CARE [3039] — 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 $140.81 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MCMC $171.22 ↓ -82%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MCMC $247.49 ↓ -74%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MCMC $247.49 ↓ -74%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MCMC $258.15 ↓ -73%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MCMC $262.42 ↓ -73%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MCMC $285.89 ↓ -70%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MCMC $285.89 ↓ -70%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $738.04 ↓ -23%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MCMC $738.04 ↓ -23%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
WELLCARE [7016] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
COVID19 HRSA UNINSURED TESTING AND TREATMENT FUND [6005] MHS HB UNINSURED COVID-19 MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MCMC $843.76 ↓ -12%
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7019] MHS HB MUTUAL OF OMAHA MCMC $860.63 ↓ -11%
MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MCMC $885.94 ↓ -8%
GLOBALHEALTH [1003] MHS HB GLOBAL HEALTH MCMC $885.94 ↓ -8%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCMC $885.94 ↓ -8%
CARE N CARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7003] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $885.94 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MCMC $885.94 ↓ -8%
SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE [9911] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $885.94 ↓ -8%
PROCARE ADVANTAGE [7018] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MCMC $885.94 ↓ -8%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MCMC $894.38 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7022] MHS HB MULTIPLAN ADVANTAGE MCMC $902.82 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] MHS HB UHC EXCHANGE MCMC $902.82 ↓ -6%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN [7025] MHS HB PROVIDERS PARTNER HEALTH MCMC $911.26 ↓ -5%
CORALVITA [9216] MHS HB VIBRA MRMC MCMC MDMC $1,012.51 ↑ +5%
ALTERNATIVE SERVICE CONCEPTS [8005] MHS HB CITY OF PLANO MCMC $1,054.69 ↑ +10%
OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] MHS HB OSCAR HMO MCMC $1,096.88 ↑ +14%
BRIGHT HEALTHCARE [2222] MHS HB BRIGHT HEALTH MCMC $1,181.26 ↑ +23%
MOLINA [3017] MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MCMC $1,223.45 ↑ +27%
WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MCMC $1,307.82 ↑ +36%
KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MCMC $1,350.01 ↑ +40%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MCMC $1,366.88 ↑ +42%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA CVS MCMC $1,366.88 ↑ +42%
90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $1,392.20 ↑ +45%
ALLIED NATIONAL [2031] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $1,392.20 ↑ +45%
ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MCMC $1,392.20 ↑ +45%
FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MCMC $1,434.38 ↑ +49%
AMBETTER SUPERIOR [3051] MHS HB AMBETTER SUPERIOR MCMC $1,442.82 ↑ +50%
IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES [3073] MHS HB IMPERIAL MANAGED CARE MCMC $1,518.76 ↑ +58%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC $1,560.95 ↑ +62%
CIGNA [3004] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MCMC $1,560.95 ↑ +62%
VELOCITY [3070] MHS HB VELOCITY MCMC $1,687.51 ↑ +75%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX NON PAR [9010] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $1,687.51 ↑ +75%
EVRY HEALTH [1013] MHS HB EVRY MCMC $1,687.51 ↑ +75%
SANA BENEFITS [3069] MHS HB SANA MCMC $1,687.51 ↑ +75%
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [8004] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $1,687.51 ↑ +75%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [9011] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $1,687.51 ↑ +75%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [8002] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MCMC $1,687.51 ↑ +75%
HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MCMC $2,109.39 ↑ +119%
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MCMC $2,109.39 ↑ +119%
HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [2052] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $2,278.14 ↑ +137%
HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [3063] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $2,278.14 ↑ +137%
DART MEMBER CARE [3039] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MCMC $2,278.14 ↑ +137%

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Veeg ea 12-26hr cont mntr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,212.17 $819.52 – $5,265.22
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $1,990.80 $1,106.19 – $1,106.19
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas $9,512.15 $2,145.12 – $2,145.12
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $963.00 $140.81 – $2,329.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,365.55 $898.57 – $6,548.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,351.73 $819.52 – $5,439.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,212.17 $819.52 – $5,265.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,365.55 $819.52 – $6,548.32

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