Intro long gi tube w/mult fluo at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

2700 E Broad Street, Mansfield, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1689629941

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$608.50

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,217.00

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$46.90 with BCBS [3001] vs $391.75 with WELLPOINT MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5001] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MMMC $46.90 ↓ -92%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MMMC $77.15 ↓ -87%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MMMC $77.15 ↓ -87%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MMMC $80.20 ↓ -87%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MMMC $81.86 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MMMC $87.02 ↓ -86%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MMMC $89.08 ↓ -85%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MMMC $89.08 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MMMC $322.51 ↓ -47%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5001] MHS HB WELLPOINT MEDICAID STAR MMMC $391.75 ↓ -36%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Intro long gi tube w/mult fluo at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield $2,538.41 $81.00 – $81.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $644.50 $55.50 – $913.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $644.50 $93.24 – $966.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $613.81 $93.24 – $767.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $644.50 $63.55 – $913.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $644.50 $113.50 – $966.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $644.50 $332.99 – $966.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $613.81 $93.24 – $920.71

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →