Pressure velocity wire add ves 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

$450.00

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.

$900.00

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.

$86.22 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] vs $510.86 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.

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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 $86.22 ↓ -81%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MRMC $251.05 ↓ -44%
SUPERIOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5007] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC $371.25 ↓ -18%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MRMC $371.25 ↓ -18%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MRMC $443.72 ↓ -1%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MRMC $443.72 ↓ -1%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MRMC $461.23 ↑ +2%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MRMC $469.99 ↑ +4%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MRMC $510.86 ↑ +14%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MRMC $510.86 ↑ +14%

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Pressure velocity wire add ves at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,208.05 $625.61 – $3,128.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,050.51 $422.06 – $3,075.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,127.73 $425.55 – $2,659.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,208.05 $588.81 – $3,128.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,050.51 $658.21 – $3,075.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,050.51 $1,059.43 – $3,075.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,127.73 $709.24 – $3,191.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,208.05 $588.81 – $3,128.07

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