Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i at Methodist Richardson Medical Center
2831 E President George Bush Turnpike, Richardson, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1033165501
$396.50
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.
$793.00
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.
$75.97 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $500.00 with FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] — 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 | $75.97 | ↓ -81% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MRMC | $137.62 | ↓ -65% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MRMC | $226.64 | ↓ -43% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MRMC | $226.64 | ↓ -43% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MRMC | $235.54 | ↓ -41% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MRMC | $240.33 | ↓ -39% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MRMC | $261.56 | ↓ -34% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MRMC | $261.56 | ↓ -34% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC | $327.11 | ↓ -18% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC | $327.11 | ↓ -18% |
| FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] | MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MRMC | $500.00 | ↑ +26% |
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Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $633.97 | $136.94 – $898.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $745.67 | $153.48 – $1,118.50 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $531.83 | $106.37 – $664.78 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $633.97 | $156.80 – $898.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $745.67 | $239.36 – $1,118.50 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $745.67 | $385.26 – $1,118.50 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $531.83 | $177.28 – $797.74 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $633.97 | $136.94 – $898.12 |