Brain MRI (with and without contrast) at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville

411 N Belknap St, Stephenville, TX · Texashealth · · NPI 1922031541

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2,830.05

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$4,716.75

Gross charge

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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.

$350.46 with American Health vs $4,438.46 with Cigna — 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
American Health Medicare Advantage $350.46 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $350.46 ↓ -88%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $357.47 ↓ -87%
Humana Medicare Advantage $364.48 ↓ -87%
Molina Medicare Advantage $367.99 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $367.99 ↓ -87%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $367.99 ↓ -87%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $385.51 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $389.01 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $396.02 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $461.69 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid $461.69 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $461.69 ↓ -84%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $484.77 ↓ -83%
Molina Managed Medicaid $498.63 ↓ -82%
Fort Worth Firefighters Commercial $1,105.00 ↓ -61%
Aetna Whole Health $1,200.00 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $1,288.74 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $1,412.85 ↓ -50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $1,431.94 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,476.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna Commercial $1,600.00 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,933.00 ↓ -32%
Cigna OAP/HMO $1,973.00 ↓ -30%
Cigna PPO $2,053.00 ↓ -27%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $2,216.87 ↓ -22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $2,706.93 ↓ -4%
Aetna ASA $3,306.44 ↑ +17%
Aetna Coventry $3,306.44 ↑ +17%
Quick Trip Commercial $3,348.89 ↑ +18%
PHCS PPO $3,943.20 ↑ +39%
Healthsmart Commercial $4,103.57 ↑ +45%
Multiplan Commercial $4,103.57 ↑ +45%
Galaxy Commercial $4,150.74 ↑ +47%
USA MCO $4,150.74 ↑ +47%
Cigna Indemnity $4,438.46 ↑ +57%

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Brain MRI (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $5,941.03 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,149.11 $328.11 – $3,936.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,480.37 $494.01 – $5,220.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,969.34 $328.11 – $4,961.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,149.11 $328.11 – $3,936.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,480.37 $332.94 – $5,220.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,480.37 $328.11 – $5,220.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,969.34 $328.11 – $5,954.00

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