Cad breast MRI w/r&i at Methodist Dallas Medical Center

1441 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1528027786

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$94.00

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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$188.00

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.

$15.43 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $1,787.00 with HEALTHEZ AETNA SIGNATURE ADMINISTRATORS [3074] — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MDMC $15.43 ↓ -84%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MDMC $31.67 ↓ -66%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MDMC $52.10 ↓ -45%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MDMC $52.10 ↓ -45%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MDMC $54.16 ↓ -42%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MDMC $55.28 ↓ -41%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MDMC $60.16 ↓ -36%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MDMC $60.16 ↓ -36%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MDMC $66.44 ↓ -29%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MDMC $66.44 ↓ -29%
AETNA TRANSPLANT NETWORK [3025] MHS HB AETNA TRANSPLANT NETWORK MDMC $131.60 ↑ +40%
FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MDMC $850.00 ↑ +804%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MDMC $1,518.00 ↑ +1515%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MDMC $1,518.00 ↑ +1515%
SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN TRS [3062] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MDMC $1,592.00 ↑ +1594%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MDMC $1,592.00 ↑ +1594%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MDMC $1,608.00 ↑ +1611%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MDMC $1,608.00 ↑ +1611%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MDMC $1,608.00 ↑ +1611%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MDMC $1,608.00 ↑ +1611%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC $1,787.00 ↑ +1801%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC $1,787.00 ↑ +1801%
HEALTHEZ AETNA SIGNATURE ADMINISTRATORS [3074] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC $1,787.00 ↑ +1801%

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Cad breast MRI w/r&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $136.08 $37.48 – $2,149.00
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $187.20 $28.95 – $28.95
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $94.00 $31.67 – $31.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $136.08 $28.01 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $101.62 $20.32 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $136.08 $36.29 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $136.08 $43.68 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $136.08 $70.31 – $2,700.00

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