Fluoroguide needle placement at Methodist Southlake Medical Center

421 E State Hwy 114, Souhtlake, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1568818417

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$310.00

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.

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$620.00

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.

$126.07 with BCBS [3001] vs $779.71 with WELLPOINT MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5001] — same scan, same building. Share

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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
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MSMC $126.07 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MSMC $173.35 ↓ -44%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MSMC $207.39 ↓ -33%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MSMC $207.39 ↓ -33%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MSMC $215.59 ↓ -30%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MSMC $220.07 ↓ -29%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MSMC $239.47 ↓ -23%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MSMC $239.47 ↓ -23%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MSMC $323.33 ↑ +4%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MSMC $323.33 ↑ +4%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MSMC $347.20 ↑ +12%
SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN TRS [3062] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MSMC $347.20 ↑ +12%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MSMC $383.62 ↑ +24%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MSMC $383.62 ↑ +24%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MSMC $383.62 ↑ +24%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MSMC $383.62 ↑ +24%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $426.18 ↑ +37%
HEALTHEZ AETNA SIGNATURE ADMINISTRATORS [3074] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $426.18 ↑ +37%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $426.18 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE-MANAGED CARE [2067] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE GLOBAL [3075] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE-COMMERCIAL [2026] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
BIND BENEFITS INC [1004] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
DEFINITY HEALTH [3006] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
FREEDOM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY [2029] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
GEHA FEDERAL [3066] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
TML INTERGOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS [3050] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
UHC - MHS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN [9000] MHS HB UHC EMPLOYEE HEALTH MSMC $453.00 ↑ +46%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MSMC $642.20 ↑ +107%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5001] MHS HB WELLPOINT MEDICAID STAR MSMC $779.71 ↑ +152%

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Fluoroguide needle placement at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $680.87 $287.21 – $287.21
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $567.67 $149.20 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $487.05 $100.25 – $730.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $419.75 $83.95 – $524.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $567.67 $151.38 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $487.05 $156.34 – $730.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $487.05 $251.64 – $730.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $419.75 $139.92 – $629.62

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