Ketamine and metabolite screen - quest 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

$82.50

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.

$165.00

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.

$9.81 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $123.58 with PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN [7025] — 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.

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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 $9.81 ↓ -88%
MEDICAID [4000] MHS HB TEXAS HEALTHY WOMEN MRMC $10.33 ↓ -87%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC $42.27 ↓ -49%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC $42.27 ↓ -49%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MRMC $77.55 ↓ -6%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA CVS MRMC $77.55 ↓ -6%
EVRY HEALTH [1013] MHS HB EVRY MRMC $82.50 ↑ +0%
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MRMC $99.00 ↑ +20%
VELOCITY [3070] MHS HB VELOCITY MRMC $107.25 ↑ +30%
AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
COVID19 HRSA UNINSURED TESTING AND TREATMENT FUND [6005] MHS HB UNINSURED COVID-19 MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
WELLCARE [7016] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
LIFE SYNCH MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7006] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MRMC $114.43 ↑ +39%
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7019] MHS HB MUTUAL OF OMAHA MRMC $116.72 ↑ +41%
PROCARE ADVANTAGE [7018] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MRMC $120.15 ↑ +46%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MRMC $120.15 ↑ +46%
GLOBALHEALTH [1003] MHS HB GLOBAL HEALTH MRMC $120.15 ↑ +46%
SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE [9911] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MRMC $120.15 ↑ +46%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MRMC $120.15 ↑ +46%
MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MRMC $120.15 ↑ +46%
CARE N CARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7003] MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MRMC $120.15 ↑ +46%
CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] MHS HB UHC WELLMED MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MRMC $121.30 ↑ +47%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN [7025] MHS HB PROVIDERS PARTNER HEALTH MRMC $123.58 ↑ +50%

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Ketamine and metabolite screen - quest at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $3.68 $2.68 – $21.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $3.68 $10.29 – $21.00
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $3.68 $7.62 – $23.31
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano $260.70 $10.33 – $11.16
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $3.68 $4.62 – $21.00
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield $138.16 not published
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth $260.70 $10.33 – $11.36
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina $82.50 $11.36 – $183.09

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