Abd/low ext cath 1st at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL

7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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Cash price

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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.

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Gross charge

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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.

$500.12 with Optum Health vs $7,297.63 with Humana — 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
Optum Health MCD $500.12
Cigna IFP $613.78
Cigna QHP $636.51
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $863.84
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $909.31
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
United OptionsPPO $977.50
Unicare CHIP $1,091.17
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,122.99
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,122.99
Cigna NewBusiness $1,200.28
Cigna LocalPlus $1,200.28
BCBS BluePremier $1,327.59
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,341.23
Cigna HMO $1,341.23
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,341.23
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,450.34
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,450.34
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00
BCBS EPOSOA $1,523.09
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,536.73
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,591.29
BCBS PPO $1,591.29
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Cigna AllOther $1,695.86
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,818.61
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
BCBS Traditional $2,018.66
City of McKinney COMM $2,045.94
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,227.80
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,273.26
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna ASA $2,396.02
Aetna WCOMP $2,500.59
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,500.59
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,500.59
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,500.59
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,500.59
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,546.06
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,636.99
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,677.91
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,677.91
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $3,046.18
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,182.57
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,182.57
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,182.57
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,228.04
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,409.90
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
USA Managed Care COMM $3,637.22
USC Health Services COMM $3,637.22
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,864.55
Optum Health (URN) COMM $4,046.41
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Unicare MCD $4,546.53
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,546.53
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,546.53
Humana COMM $7,297.63
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,724.64 $1,055.32 – $5,276.58
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $2,015.85 not published
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $7,297.63 – $7,297.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,954.86 $71.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,886.01 $71.00 – $3,607.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,954.86 $85.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,954.86 $1,526.68 – $4,432.28

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