CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$169

about 1.1× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $108–$205

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$203

Above the fair price

about $34 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $157 Fair price $169 This hospital $203 Cash price $580 Hospital's list price $1,160

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $46 Priciest $203

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $169 (about 1.1× the $157 Medicare rate). Methodist Dallas Medical Center charges insurers about $203, or about $580 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Dallas, TX.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $169. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$95 - $167	61%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$110 - $386	70%
Aetnamajor	$110 - $812	70%
Cignamajor	$116 - $289	74%
Humanamajor	$117 - $166	75%
Ambetter (Centene)	$188 - $267	120%
Bright Health	$154 - $219	98%
Friday Health	$187 - $266	119%
Molina	$160 - $227	102%
Oscar Health	$143 - $203	91%
WellCare	$110 - $156	70%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans	$110 - $496

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 580), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 77066.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Methodist Dallas Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77066.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.