Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at Methodist Midlothian Medical Center

1201 E US-287, Midlothian, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1487271375

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

$757.00

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.

$1,514.00

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.

$37.14 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $283.56 with DART MEMBER CARE [3039] — same scan, same building. Share

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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 MLMC $37.14 ↓ -95%
GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
COVID19 HRSA UNINSURED TESTING AND TREATMENT FUND [6005] MHS HB UNINSURED COVID-19 MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
WELLCARE [7016] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MLMC $105.02 ↓ -86%
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7019] MHS HB MUTUAL OF OMAHA MLMC $107.12 ↓ -86%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MLMC $110.27 ↓ -85%
CARE N CARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7003] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MLMC $110.27 ↓ -85%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MLMC $110.27 ↓ -85%
GLOBALHEALTH [1003] MHS HB GLOBAL HEALTH MLMC $110.27 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MLMC $110.27 ↓ -85%
PROCARE ADVANTAGE [7018] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MLMC $110.27 ↓ -85%
SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE [9911] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MLMC $110.27 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MLMC $111.32 ↓ -85%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MLMC $111.32 ↓ -85%
SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MLMC $111.32 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MLMC $111.32 ↓ -85%
OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MLMC $111.32 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MLMC $111.32 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MLMC $111.32 ↓ -85%
HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MLMC $111.32 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] MHS HB UHC EXCHANGE MLMC $112.37 ↓ -85%
MULTIPLAN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7022] MHS HB MULTIPLAN ADVANTAGE MLMC $112.37 ↓ -85%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN [7025] MHS HB PROVIDERS PARTNER HEALTH MLMC $113.42 ↓ -85%
ALTERNATIVE SERVICE CONCEPTS [8005] MHS HB CITY OF PLANO MLMC $131.28 ↓ -83%
OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] MHS HB OSCAR HMO MLMC $136.53 ↓ -82%
BRIGHT HEALTHCARE [2222] MHS HB BRIGHT HEALTH MLMC $147.03 ↓ -81%
MOLINA [3017] MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MLMC $152.28 ↓ -80%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MLMC $159.96 ↓ -79%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MLMC $159.96 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MLMC $162.78 ↓ -78%
KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MLMC $168.04 ↓ -78%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MLMC $170.14 ↓ -78%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA CVS MLMC $170.14 ↓ -78%
ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MLMC $173.29 ↓ -77%
ALLIED NATIONAL [2031] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MLMC $173.29 ↓ -77%
90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] MHS HB 90 DEGREE MLMC $173.29 ↓ -77%
FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MLMC $178.54 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER SUPERIOR [3051] MHS HB AMBETTER SUPERIOR MLMC $179.59 ↓ -76%
IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES [3073] MHS HB IMPERIAL MANAGED CARE MLMC $189.04 ↓ -75%
CIGNA [3004] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MLMC $194.29 ↓ -74%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB CUSTOM INK MLMC $194.29 ↓ -74%
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [8004] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MLMC $210.04 ↓ -72%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [8002] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MLMC $210.04 ↓ -72%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [9011] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MLMC $210.04 ↓ -72%
SANA BENEFITS [3069] MHS HB SANA MLMC $210.04 ↓ -72%
TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT [8006] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MLMC $210.04 ↓ -72%
VELOCITY [3070] MHS HB VELOCITY MLMC $210.04 ↓ -72%
EVRY HEALTH [1013] MHS HB EVRY MLMC $210.04 ↓ -72%
GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX NON PAR [9010] MHS HB WORKERS COMP MLMC $210.04 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MLMC $262.56 ↓ -65%
HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MLMC $262.56 ↓ -65%
HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [3063] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MLMC $283.56 ↓ -63%
HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [2052] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MLMC $283.56 ↓ -63%
DART MEMBER CARE [3039] MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MLMC $283.56 ↓ -63%

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Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $567.84 $117.93 – $117.93
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $381.19 $39.09 – $476.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $398.56 $82.04 – $597.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $370.36 $39.09 – $462.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $381.19 $39.09 – $476.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $398.56 $41.83 – $597.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $398.56 $39.09 – $597.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $370.36 $39.09 – $555.53

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