CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: Methodist Charlton Medical Center

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,680

about 1.2× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $1,411–$3,443

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,899

About the fair price

about $219 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $1,680 This hospital $1,899 Cash price $1,995 Hospital's list price $3,990

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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 $561 Priciest $1,899

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

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,680 (about 1.2× the $1,362 Medicare rate). Methodist Charlton Medical Center charges insurers about $1,899, or about $1,995 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dallas, TX.

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	$165 - $1,955	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,310 - $2,950	96%
Aetnamajor	$1,310 - $2,122	96%
Cignamajor	$1,375 - $2,423	101%
Humanamajor	$1,388	102%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,240	164%
Bright Health	$1,834	135%
Friday Health	$2,226	163%
Molina	$1,899	139%
Oscar Health	$1,703	125%
WellCare	$1,310	96%
+ 22 smaller / regional plans	$1,310 - $3,536

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 1,995), 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 HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0390.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Methodist Charlton Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0390.
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.

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