Ihc/icc per specimen each additional single antibody stain 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

$67.50

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.

$135.00

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.

$19.22 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] vs $330.13 with WELLPOINT MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5001] — 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 MANAGED CARE [3021] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE-MANAGED CARE [2067] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE-COMMERCIAL [2026] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE GLOBAL [3075] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
UHC - MHS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN [9000] MHS HB UHC EMPLOYEE HEALTH MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
TML INTERGOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS [3050] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
GEHA FEDERAL [3066] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
FREEDOM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY [2029] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
DEFINITY HEALTH [3006] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
BIND BENEFITS INC [1004] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $19.22 ↓ -72%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MSMC $49.84 ↓ -26%
SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN TRS [3062] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MSMC $49.84 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MSMC $73.39 ↑ +9%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MSMC $101.93 ↑ +51%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MSMC $179.98 ↑ +167%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MSMC $179.98 ↑ +167%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MSMC $187.08 ↑ +177%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MSMC $190.95 ↑ +183%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MSMC $207.72 ↑ +208%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MSMC $207.72 ↑ +208%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MSMC $227.90 ↑ +238%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MSMC $227.90 ↑ +238%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MSMC $246.10 ↑ +265%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MSMC $246.10 ↑ +265%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MSMC $246.10 ↑ +265%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MSMC $246.10 ↑ +265%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MSMC $271.92 ↑ +303%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $273.40 ↑ +305%
HEALTHEZ AETNA SIGNATURE ADMINISTRATORS [3074] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $273.40 ↑ +305%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $273.40 ↑ +305%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5001] MHS HB WELLPOINT MEDICAID STAR MSMC $330.13 ↑ +389%

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Ihc/icc per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $541.08 $248.36 – $248.36
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $217.04 $28.00 – $157.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $153.27 $20.34 – $148.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $117.90 $19.77 – $333.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $217.04 $26.36 – $234.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $153.27 $31.73 – $407.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $153.27 $26.00 – $148.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $117.90 $32.95 – $333.52

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