Esophageal dilat s&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

$1,015.00

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.

$2,030.00

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.

$48.72 with BCBS [3001] vs $1,421.00 with AETNA TRANSPLANT NETWORK [3025] — 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 MDMC $48.72 ↓ -95%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MDMC $80.15 ↓ -92%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MDMC $80.15 ↓ -92%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MDMC $83.32 ↓ -92%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MDMC $85.05 ↓ -92%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MDMC $92.54 ↓ -91%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MDMC $92.54 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MDMC $166.66 ↓ -84%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MDMC $350.08 ↓ -66%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MDMC $350.08 ↓ -66%
SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN TRS [3062] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MDMC $366.93 ↓ -64%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MDMC $366.93 ↓ -64%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MDMC $370.74 ↓ -63%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MDMC $370.74 ↓ -63%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MDMC $370.74 ↓ -63%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MDMC $370.74 ↓ -63%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC $412.05 ↓ -59%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC $412.05 ↓ -59%
HEALTHEZ AETNA SIGNATURE ADMINISTRATORS [3074] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC $412.05 ↓ -59%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MDMC $717.40 ↓ -29%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MDMC $717.40 ↓ -29%
AETNA TRANSPLANT NETWORK [3025] MHS HB AETNA TRANSPLANT NETWORK MDMC $1,421.00 ↑ +40%

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Esophageal dilat s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $330.65 $57.66 – $468.43
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $523.80 $44.54 – $44.54
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas $1,712.76 $37.48 – $582.80
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $1,015.00 $48.72 – $48.72
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $582.80 – $582.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $647.65 $96.87 – $971.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $582.56 $96.87 – $728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $330.65 $66.02 – $468.43

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