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2831 E President George Bush Turnpike, Richardson, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1033165501
$43.00
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.
$86.00
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.
$8.24 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $224.16 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 | $8.24 | ↓ -81% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC | $35.48 | ↓ -17% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC | $35.48 | ↓ -17% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MRMC | $110.16 | ↑ +156% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MRMC | $194.70 | ↑ +353% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MRMC | $194.70 | ↑ +353% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MRMC | $202.38 | ↑ +371% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MRMC | $206.22 | ↑ +380% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MRMC | $224.16 | ↑ +421% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MRMC | $224.16 | ↑ +421% |
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| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $52.79 | $10.87 – $79.19 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $62.51 | $12.50 – $78.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $52.79 | $16.95 – $95.76 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $52.79 | $27.28 – $79.19 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $62.51 | $20.84 – $93.76 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST | Waco | $52.79 | $10.56 – $78.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | Temple | $52.79 | $13.20 – $79.19 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE | Suite 100 | $62.51 | $11.46 – $93.76 |