Smear fluorescent and/or acid fast stain at Methodist Southlake Medical Center
421 E State Hwy 114, Souhtlake, TX · Methodisthealthsystem · · NPI 1568818417
$29.50
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.
$59.00
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.
$3.15 with BIND BENEFITS INC [1004] vs $23.29 with AETNA [3000] — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIND BENEFITS INC [1004] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| FREEDOM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY [2029] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE-MANAGED CARE [2067] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE-COMMERCIAL [2026] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE GLOBAL [3075] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| UHC - MHS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN [9000] | MHS HB UHC EMPLOYEE HEALTH MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| TML INTERGOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS [3050] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| GEHA FEDERAL [3066] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| DEFINITY HEALTH [3006] | MHS HB UNITED HEALTHCARE MSMC | $3.15 | ↓ -89% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5015] | MHS HB UNITED MEDICAID STAR PLUS MSMC | $4.30 | ↓ -85% |
| BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] | MHS HB BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| AETNA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7000] | MHS HB AETNA GOLDEN MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| WELLCARE [7016] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| UST HEALTH PROOF [1005] | MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] | MHS HB UHC MEDICARE DIRECT MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] | MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [3044] | MHS HB UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| GENERIC MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7004] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| UHC AARP SECURE HORIZONS [7023] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| TEXAN PLUS HMO MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7009] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| SUPERIOR MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7008] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE PART A & B MSMC | $5.39 | ↓ -82% |
| MUTUAL OF OMAHA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7019] | MHS HB MUTUAL OF OMAHA MSMC | $5.50 | ↓ -81% |
| CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] | MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MSMC | $5.66 | ↓ -81% |
| PROCARE ADVANTAGE [7018] | MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MSMC | $5.66 | ↓ -81% |
| AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF TEXAS [7099] | MHS HB 105% MEDICARE MSMC | $5.66 | ↓ -81% |
| MOLINA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7007] | MHS HB MOLINA MEDICARE MSMC | $5.66 | ↓ -81% |
| GLOBALHEALTH [1003] | MHS HB GLOBAL HEALTH MSMC | $5.66 | ↓ -81% |
| SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE [9911] | MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MSMC | $5.66 | ↓ -81% |
| CARE N CARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7003] | MHS HB SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICARE MSMC | $5.66 | ↓ -81% |
| HUMANA MEDICARE TRANSPLANT [7013] | MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| HUMANA MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7005] | MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7010] | MHS HB UHC WELLMED MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| HUMANA COMMERCIAL [2051] | MHS HB HUMANA MEDICARE MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES SWHR [7015] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| CIGNA MEDICARE [7011] | MHS HB UHC WELLMED MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| BCBS MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7002] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| OPTUM TRANSPLANT NETWORK MEDICARE [7012] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| WELLPOINT MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7001] | MHS HB MANAGED MEDICARE 106% MSMC | $5.71 | ↓ -81% |
| MULTIPLAN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE [7022] | MHS HB MULTIPLAN ADVANTAGE MSMC | $5.77 | ↓ -80% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED CARE [3021] | MHS HB UHC EXCHANGE MSMC | $5.77 | ↓ -80% |
| PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN [7025] | MHS HB PROVIDERS PARTNER HEALTH MSMC | $5.82 | ↓ -80% |
| ALTERNATIVE SERVICE CONCEPTS [8005] | MHS HB CITY OF PLANO MSMC | $6.74 | ↓ -77% |
| OSCAR INSURANCE COMPANY [2057] | MHS HB OSCAR HMO MSMC | $7.01 | ↓ -76% |
| BRIGHT HEALTHCARE [2222] | MHS HB BRIGHT HEALTH MSMC | $7.55 | ↓ -74% |
| MOLINA [3017] | MHS HB MOLINA MARKETPLACE MSMC | $7.82 | ↓ -73% |
| WELLPOINT MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE [3071] | MHS HB WELLPOINT TEXAS ESSENTIALS MSMC | $8.35 | ↓ -72% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS MY BLUE HEALTH MSMC | $8.52 | ↓ -71% |
| KEMPTON GROUP ADMINISTRATORS, TOWER EXTRUSIONS [3061] | MHS HB TOWER EXTRUSIONS MSMC | $8.62 | ↓ -71% |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA CVS MSMC | $8.73 | ↓ -70% |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA EXCHANGE MSMC | $8.73 | ↓ -70% |
| ALLIED NATIONAL [2031] | MHS HB 90 DEGREE MSMC | $8.89 | ↓ -70% |
| ENTRUST/90 DEGREE [2058] | MHS HB 90 DEGREE MSMC | $8.89 | ↓ -70% |
| 90 DEGREE BENEFIT [3057] | MHS HB 90 DEGREE MSMC | $8.89 | ↓ -70% |
| FRIDAY HEALTH PLAN [2061] | MHS HB FRIDAY HEALTH MSMC | $9.16 | ↓ -69% |
| AMBETTER SUPERIOR [3051] | MHS HB AMBETTER SUPERIOR MSMC | $9.22 | ↓ -69% |
| IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES [3073] | MHS HB IMPERIAL MANAGED CARE MSMC | $9.70 | ↓ -67% |
| WEB TPA [3049] | MHS HB CUSTOM INK MSMC | $9.97 | ↓ -66% |
| CIGNA [3004] | MHS HB CUSTOM INK MSMC | $9.97 | ↓ -66% |
| GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [8002] | MHS HB WORKERS COMP MSMC | $10.78 | ↓ -63% |
| SANA BENEFITS [3069] | MHS HB SANA MSMC | $10.78 | ↓ -63% |
| GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX PAR [9011] | MHS HB WORKERS COMP MSMC | $10.78 | ↓ -63% |
| GENERIC WORKERS COMP TX NON PAR [9010] | MHS HB WORKERS COMP MSMC | $10.78 | ↓ -63% |
| EVRY HEALTH [1013] | MHS HB EVRY MSMC | $10.78 | ↓ -63% |
| DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [8004] | MHS HB WORKERS COMP MSMC | $10.78 | ↓ -63% |
| VELOCITY [3070] | MHS HB VELOCITY MSMC | $10.78 | ↓ -63% |
| TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT [8006] | MHS HB WORKERS COMP MSMC | $10.78 | ↓ -63% |
| HEALTH PLANS INC [5017] | MHS HB EMPLOYERS HEALTH NETWORK MSMC | $13.48 | ↓ -54% |
| MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS [3059] | MHS HB MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT MSMC | $13.48 | ↓ -54% |
| HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [2052] | MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MSMC | $14.55 | ↓ -51% |
| HEALTHSCOPE BENEFITS [3063] | MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MSMC | $14.55 | ↓ -51% |
| DART MEMBER CARE [3039] | MHS HB DART MEMBER CARE MSMC | $14.55 | ↓ -51% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK MSMC | $15.04 | ↓ -49% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PREMIER MSMC | $15.04 | ↓ -49% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS CITY OF DALLAS MSMC | $15.63 | ↓ -47% |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MSMC | $15.68 | ↓ -47% |
| SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN TRS [3062] | MHS HB AETNA BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MSMC | $15.68 | ↓ -47% |
| MOLINA MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5005] | MHS HB MEDICAID 110% STAR PLUS MSMC | $15.95 | ↓ -46% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS HMO MSMC | $15.95 | ↓ -46% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS PPO MSMC | $17.36 | ↓ -41% |
| BCBS [3001] | MHS HB BCBS TRADITIONAL MSMC | $17.36 | ↓ -41% |
| WELLPOINT MEDICAID MANAGED CARE [5001] | MHS HB WELLPOINT MEDICAID STAR MSMC | $19.36 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] | MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MSMC | $19.41 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] | MHS HB AETNA TX PREF PLUS II MSMC | $19.41 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] | MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MSMC | $20.96 | ↓ -29% |
| AETNA MANAGED CARE [2068] | MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MSMC | $20.96 | ↓ -29% |
| AETNA COMMERCIAL [2042] | MHS HB AETNA TEXAS ADVANTAGE MSMC | $20.96 | ↓ -29% |
| WEB TPA [3049] | MHS HB AETNA WHOLE HEALTH MSMC | $20.96 | ↓ -29% |
| WEB TPA [3049] | MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC | $23.29 | ↓ -21% |
| HEALTHEZ AETNA SIGNATURE ADMINISTRATORS [3074] | MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC | $23.29 | ↓ -21% |
| AETNA [3000] | MHS HB AETNA HMO PPO MSMC | $23.29 | ↓ -21% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Smear fluorescent and/or acid fast stain at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $87.49 | $4.53 – $39.47 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $85.55 | $6.50 – $47.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $97.80 | $4.53 – $39.47 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $87.49 | $4.53 – $39.47 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $85.55 | $4.85 – $47.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $85.55 | $4.53 – $47.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $97.80 | $4.53 – $47.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $87.49 | $4.53 – $39.47 |