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Estimates and Charges

Understanding Hospital Charges, Billing, and Payment

Methodist Charlton Medical Center is committed to fulfilling its mission to provide quality and compassionate health care services to people from all walks of life. Our goal is to help you understand the charge, billing, and payment process prior to your visit so you can make an informed decision regarding your health care out-of-pocket costs.

Disclaimer: Methodist Health System makes no guarantees regarding the charge information provided on this website. The charge information is strictly an estimate of charges and Methodist Health System cannot guarantee the estimates because patient services may vary by a patient due to physician treatment decisions, unforeseen complications, additional tests or services ordered by your physician, and the needs of each individual patient. In addition, estimates may change based on your contracted insurance benefits, pending financial assistance, or pending state/federal program aid.

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Medical Costs at Methodist Charlton

Methodist Charlton believes it is important for our patients to understand their potential financial liability before services are performed. Patients are encouraged to request a charge estimate for any hospital procedure/service/test by calling our facility financial counselor by phone or in person on campus:

Estimates are based on information provided by you (the patient) and do not include additional tests/procedures/services ordered by your physician after the initial estimate or post unforeseen complications, or physician charges which are billed separately by your physician.

Disclaimer: Methodist Health System makes no guarantees regarding the charge information provided on this website. The charge information is strictly an estimate of charges and Methodist Health System cannot guarantee the estimates because patient services may vary by a patient due to physician treatment decisions, unforeseen complications, additional tests or services ordered by your physician, and the needs of each individual patient. In addition, estimates may change based on your contracted insurance benefits, pending financial assistance, or pending state/federal program aid.

Common Charge Estimates

As required by federal law, Methodist Health System has provided a link to standard charges as reflected in the chargemaster. The chargemaster can be very confusing to patients, and we strongly encourage you to contact a facility financial counselor who can explain your insurance benefits and discounts that may apply to your specific hospital stay.

Financial Counselor Contact Information:

Financial counselors are available free of charge to answer any questions you may have about your health insurance benefits, insurance contracted discounts, and uninsured discounts. The counselors can provide you with a written estimate which details individual charges from the chargemaster, insurance or uninsured discounts and patient portion due for tests, surgeries or inpatient stays, or you can click on the Patient Estimate Tool below to produce your own estimate.

Chargemaster Files

The Methodist Charlton chargemaster can be found below for each campus. The prices listed on the chargemaster frequently do not provide an accurate representation of what a patient will find on their bill. The chargemaster includes each individual item and service with insurance discounts and uninsured discounts applied in the appropriate column. Surgery pricing at Methodist Charlton is based on how much time a patient spends in the operating rooms, recovery rooms, as well as other services needed such as labs, drugs, and radiology. To get a more accurate estimate, we recommend that patients utilize the Patient Estimate Tool or contact a Methodist financial counselor to customize an estimate. The customized estimate will include a list of charges for the services generally performed for a specific test, procedure, or surgery and will also apply insurance and unininsured discounts.

*this page and its information was updated on December 31, 2020.

Patient Estimate Tool (Shoppable Services)

Methodist Charlton has provided an easy tool for our patients to determine their patient estimate. Please follow the link below to create an estimate.  

Click Here To Go To The Patient Estimate Tool

Items and Services

Methodist Health System Chargemaster Frequently Asked Questions    

The prices listed on the chargemaster frequently do not provide an accurate representation of what a patient will find on their bill. Additionally, surgery pricing at Methodist Charlton is based on how much time a patient spends in the operating rooms, recovery rooms, as well as other services needed such as labs, drugs, and radiology. To get a more accurate estimate, we recommend that patients utilize the Patient Estimate Tool or contact a Methodist financial counselor to customize an estimate. The customized estimate will include a list of charges for the services generally performed for a specific test, procedure, or surgery and will also apply insurance and unininsured discounts.  

Where is the Methodist Charlton chargemaster located?  
Patients and Visitors may access the Methodist Charlton chargemaster by visiting our website at methodisthealthsystem.org. Any hospital financial counselor may provide a hospital estimate or help you access the chargemaster.  

How often is the chargemaster information updated?  
The chargemaster is updated annually as required by section 2718(e) of the Public Health Service Act, which was enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act.  

I don’t understand the charges you have published in the chargemaster. I cannot find any prices for my surgery.
  Surgery pricing at Methodist Charlton is based on how much time the patient spends in the operating room, recovery, as well as additional services that you may receive such as labs, drugs, radiology. To obtain an estimated list of charges, we recommend using the Patient Estimate Tool or contacting a facility financial counselor to customize an estimate for you. The estimate will include a list of charges for the services generally performed for a specific test, procedure, or surgery and will also apply insurance and uninsured discounts.  Methodist Charlton – 214-947-5516 

Are you required to publish all items and services provided by the hospital?  
Yes, the current requirement states that all hospitals must provide a list of our current standard charges as reflected in the chargemaster. To help our patients, we have provided a Patient Estimate Tool to help produce cost estimates in addition to our financial counselors.  

Can I download a copy of the chargemaster?  
Yes, the chargemaster is in a format that can be easily exported.  

Where would I find a public list of the diagnosis related group standard charges? 
Each facility financial counselor can provide an estimate with a list of charges specific to diagnosis related groups (DRG). You may also review the Patient Estimate Tool link located on our website under Estimates and Charges.  

Are physicians required to post their chargemaster?  
The CMS rule is specific to hospitals only. There are a few unique circumstances where a physician’s charge may be included in the chargemaster such as a hospital based clinic.  

Do the prices reflected in the chargemaster represent an accurate picture of what I will pay for services?  
No, iIndividual surgical procedures at Methodist Charlton are based on how much time a patient spends in the operating rooms, recovery rooms, as well as other services needed such as labs, drugs, and radiology. To get a more accurate estimate, we recommend that patients contact a Methodist financial counserlor to customize an estimate or utilize the Patient Estimate Tool. The customized estimate will include a list of charges for the services generally performed for a specific test, procedure, or surgery and will apply insurance and uninsured discounts.

Texas PricePoint

You may also compare average inpatient charges using the Texas Hospital Associations website called Texas PricePoint. Data presented on this site includes charges on the most common inpatient services, links to quality data, and general information about Texas hospitals. 

Disclaimer: Methodist Health System makes no guarantees regarding the charge information provided on this website. The charge information is strictly an estimate of charges and Methodist Health System cannot guarantee the estimates because patient services may vary by patient due to physician treatment decisions, unforeseen complications, additional tests or services ordered by your physician, and the needs of each individual patient. In addition, estimates may change based on your contracted insurance benefits, pending financial assistance, or pending state/federal program aid. 

Market-Based Services

Flat Rate
Vaginal Delivery (includes healthy newborn) $5,500
C-Section Delivery (includes healthy newborn) $11,000
Bariatric Bypass $14,000
Bariatric Sleeve $10,784
Bariatric Lab Band $8,500