Unlisted procedure microbiology at Methodist Dallas Medical Center
1441 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1528027786
$1,485.00
Cash price 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.
$2,970.00
Gross charge 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.
$206.15 with BCBS [3001] vs $465.50 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MDMC | $206.15 | ↓ -86% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MDMC | $345.80 | ↓ -77% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MDMC | $345.80 | ↓ -77% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MDMC | $359.10 | ↓ -76% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MDMC | $365.75 | ↓ -75% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MDMC | $399.00 | ↓ -73% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MDMC | $399.00 | ↓ -73% |
| AETNA TRANSPLANT NETWORK [3025] | MHS HB AETNA TRANSPLANT NETWORK MDMC | $465.50 | ↓ -69% |
| AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] | MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| HEALTHEZ AETNA SIGNATURE ADMINISTRATORS [3074] | MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN TRS [3062] | MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| WEB TPA [3049] | MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| WEB TPA [3049] | MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] | MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] | MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] | MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
| AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] | MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MDMC | not published by hospital | — |
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Unlisted procedure microbiology at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,069.61 | $10.00 – $140.20 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $443.10 | $7.11 – $10.28 |
| MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL | Dallas | not published | $92.21 – $92.21 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $2,118.52 | $12.00 – $270.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $2,221.36 | $12.00 – $225.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,069.61 | $10.00 – $140.20 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $2,118.52 | $12.00 – $270.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $2,118.52 | $8.00 – $270.00 |