Echo guide for amniocentesis at Methodist Richardson Medical Center
2831 E President George Bush Turnpike, Richardson, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1033165501
$328.00
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.
$656.00
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.
$26.79 with BCBS [3001] vs $270.60 with SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] — 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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| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MRMC | $26.79 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MRMC | $44.12 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MRMC | $44.12 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MRMC | $45.86 | ↓ -86% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MRMC | $46.79 | ↓ -86% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MRMC | $50.92 | ↓ -84% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MRMC | $50.92 | ↓ -84% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] | MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MRMC | $62.84 | ↓ -81% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC | $270.60 | ↓ -18% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC | $270.60 | ↓ -18% |
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Echo guide for amniocentesis at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $304.49 | $26.66 – $431.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $377.11 | $44.79 – $565.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $61.82 | $12.36 – $77.27 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $304.49 | $30.53 – $431.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $377.11 | $54.52 – $565.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $377.11 | $194.84 – $565.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $61.82 | $20.61 – $92.73 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $304.49 | $26.66 – $431.37 |