Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation at Texas Health Hospital Mansfield

2300 Lone Star Road, Mansfield, TX · AdventHealth · · NPI 1356960132

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$352.91

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.

$352.91

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.

$33.43 with Unitedhealthcare vs $161.93 with Bcbs — 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
Unitedhealthcare Options Ppo $33.43 ↓ -91%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $33.43 ↓ -91%
Bcbs Blue Advantage Hmo $52.38 ↓ -85%
Bcbs Blue Essentials Network Hmo $65.16 ↓ -82%
Bcbs Ppo $72.41 ↓ -79%
Superior Healthplan Ambetter Exchange $75.04 ↓ -79%
Aetna Fully Insured Other Commercial Plan $94.87 ↓ -73%
Aetna Self Insured Other Commercial Plan $104.58 ↓ -70%
Cigna Hmo $114.01 ↓ -68%
Cigna Ppo $114.01 ↓ -68%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $138.70 ↓ -61%
Bcbs Traditional $161.93 ↓ -54%

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Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $142.94 $35.00 – $178.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $180.40 $36.00 – $270.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $175.15 $35.03 – $218.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $142.94 $35.00 – $178.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $180.40 $35.64 – $270.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $180.40 $26.00 – $270.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $175.15 $35.64 – $262.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $142.94 $35.00 – $178.68

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