Macro exam dissect molec study ea 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

$37.50

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.

$75.00

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.

$2.71 with UNITED HEALTHCARE-MANAGED CARE [2067] vs $114.23 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE-MANAGED CARE [2067] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
BIND BENEFITS INC [1004] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE-COMMERCIAL [2026] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE GLOBAL [3075] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
UHC - MHS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN [9000] MHS HB UHC EMPLOYEE HEALTH MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
TML INTERGOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS [3050] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
GEHA FEDERAL [3066] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
FREEDOM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY [2029] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
DEFINITY HEALTH [3006] MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC $2.71 ↓ -93%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MSMC $10.82 ↓ -71%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MSMC $19.11 ↓ -49%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MSMC $19.11 ↓ -49%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MSMC $19.87 ↓ -47%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS HMO MSMC $20.28 ↓ -46%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS PPO MSMC $22.06 ↓ -41%
BCBS [3001] MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MSMC $22.06 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MSMC $25.39 ↓ -32%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MSMC $28.85 ↓ -23%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MSMC $28.85 ↓ -23%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MSMC $31.15 ↓ -17%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MSMC $31.15 ↓ -17%
AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MSMC $31.15 ↓ -17%
AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MSMC $31.15 ↓ -17%
WEB TPA [3049] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $34.61 ↓ -8%
HEALTHEZ AETNA SIGNATURE ADMINISTRATORS [3074] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $34.61 ↓ -8%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC $34.61 ↓ -8%
AETNA [3000] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MSMC $42.00 ↑ +12%
SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN TRS [3062] MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MSMC $42.00 ↑ +12%
MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MSMC $94.09 ↑ +151%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5001] MHS HB WELLPOINT MEDICAID STAR MSMC $114.23 ↑ +205%

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