88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at Methodist Richardson Medical Center

2831 E President George Bush Turnpike, Richardson, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1033165501

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

$124.00

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.

$248.00

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.

$23.76 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $102.30 with SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] — 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 MRMC $23.76 ↓ -81%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MRMC $30.49 ↓ -75%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MRMC $53.87 ↓ -57%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MRMC $53.87 ↓ -57%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MRMC $55.73 ↓ -55%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MRMC $57.09 ↓ -54%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MRMC $62.00 ↓ -50%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MRMC $62.00 ↓ -50%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC $102.30 ↓ -18%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC $102.30 ↓ -18%

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $101.78 $28.84 – $144.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $136.34 $28.06 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $104.88 $20.98 – $131.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $101.78 $27.14 – $144.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $136.34 $36.00 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $136.34 $26.00 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $104.88 $34.96 – $157.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $101.78 $27.14 – $144.19

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