Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at Methodist Richardson Medical Center
2831 E President George Bush Turnpike, Richardson, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1033165501
$2,273.00
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.
$4,546.00
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.
$166.31 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $1,375.76 with BCBS [3001] — 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] | MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MRMC | $166.31 | ↓ -93% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| WELLCARE [7016] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| COVID19 HRSA UNINSURED TESTING AND TREATMENT FUND [6005] | MHS HB UNINSURED COVID-19 MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| LIFE SYNCH MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7006] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] | MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] | MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] | MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] | MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] | MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] | MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC | $176.20 | ↓ -92% |
| MUTUAL OF OMAHA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7019] | MHS HB MUTUAL OF OMAHA MRMC | $179.72 | ↓ -92% |
| SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE [9911] | MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MRMC | $185.01 | ↓ -92% |
| MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] | MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MRMC | $185.01 | ↓ -92% |
| AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] | MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MRMC | $185.01 | ↓ -92% |
| GLOBALHEALTH [1003] | MHS HB GLOBAL HEALTH MRMC | $185.01 | ↓ -92% |
| CARE N CARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7003] | MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MRMC | $185.01 | ↓ -92% |
| CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] | MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MRMC | $185.01 | ↓ -92% |
| PROCARE ADVANTAGE [7018] | MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MRMC | $185.01 | ↓ -92% |
| HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] | MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] | MHS HB UHC WELLMED MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] | MHS HB UHC WELLMED MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] | MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] | MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MRMC | $186.77 | ↓ -92% |
| MULTIPLAN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7022] | MHS HB MULTIPLAN ADVANTAGE MRMC | $188.53 | ↓ -92% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] | MHS HB UHC EXCHANGE MRMC | $188.53 | ↓ -92% |
| PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN [7025] | MHS HB PROVIDERS PARTNER HEALTH MRMC | $190.30 | ↓ -92% |
| CORALVITA [9216] | MHS HB VIBRA MRMC MCMC MDMC | $211.44 | ↓ -91% |
| ALTERNATIVE SERVICE CONCEPTS [8005] | MHS HB CITY OF PLANO MRMC | $220.25 | ↓ -90% |
| OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] | MHS HB OSCAR HMO MRMC | $229.06 | ↓ -90% |
| BRIGHT HEALTHCARE [2222] | MHS HB BRIGHT HEALTH MRMC | $246.68 | ↓ -89% |
| MOLINA [3017] | MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MRMC | $255.49 | ↓ -89% |
| WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] | MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MRMC | $273.11 | ↓ -88% |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA CVS MRMC | $285.44 | ↓ -87% |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MRMC | $285.44 | ↓ -87% |
| ALLIED NATIONAL [2031] | MHS HB 90 DEGREE MRMC | $290.73 | ↓ -87% |
| ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] | MHS HB 90 DEGREE MRMC | $290.73 | ↓ -87% |
| 90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] | MHS HB 90 DEGREE MRMC | $290.73 | ↓ -87% |
| AMBETTER SUPERIOR [3051] | MHS HB AMBETTER SUPERIOR MRMC | $301.30 | ↓ -87% |
| IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES [3073] | MHS HB IMPERIAL MANAGED CARE MRMC | $317.16 | ↓ -86% |
| CIGNA [3004] | MHS HB CUSTOM INK MRMC | $325.97 | ↓ -86% |
| WEB TPA [3049] | MHS HB CUSTOM INK MRMC | $325.97 | ↓ -86% |
| VELOCITY [3070] | MHS HB VELOCITY MRMC | $352.40 | ↓ -84% |
| SANA BENEFITS [3069] | MHS HB SANA MRMC | $352.40 | ↓ -84% |
| EVRY HEALTH [1013] | MHS HB EVRY MRMC | $352.40 | ↓ -84% |
| HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] | MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MRMC | $440.50 | ↓ -81% |
| MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] | MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MRMC | $440.50 | ↓ -81% |
| HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [2052] | MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MRMC | $475.74 | ↓ -79% |
| DART MEMBER CARE [3039] | MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MRMC | $475.74 | ↓ -79% |
| HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [3063] | MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MRMC | $475.74 | ↓ -79% |
| FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] | MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MRMC | $500.00 | ↓ -78% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC | $716.35 | ↓ -68% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC | $716.35 | ↓ -68% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MRMC | $723.41 | ↓ -68% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MRMC | $1,193.54 | ↓ -47% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MRMC | $1,193.54 | ↓ -47% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MRMC | $1,239.10 | ↓ -45% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MRMC | $1,266.43 | ↓ -44% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MRMC | $1,375.76 | ↓ -39% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MRMC | $1,375.76 | ↓ -39% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $4,701.85 | $849.15 – $849.15 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $3,061.80 | $167.39 – $3,827.25 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $2,153.60 | $236.02 – $3,230.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $2,670.05 | $167.39 – $3,337.57 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $3,061.80 | $167.39 – $3,827.25 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $2,153.60 | $167.39 – $3,230.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $2,153.60 | $175.06 – $3,230.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $2,670.05 | $167.39 – $4,005.08 |