Abd/low ext cath 2nd 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.

$572.20 with Optum Health vs $5,201.85 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $572.20
Cigna IFP $702.25
Cigna QHP $728.26
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $988.35
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,040.37
United OptionsPPO $1,118.40
Unicare CHIP $1,248.44
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,284.86
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,284.86
Cigna NewBusiness $1,373.29
Cigna LocalPlus $1,373.29
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00
BCBS BluePremier $1,518.94
Cigna HMO $1,534.55
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,534.55
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,534.55
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,659.39
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,659.39
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS EPOSOA $1,742.62
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,758.23
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,820.65
BCBS PPO $1,820.65
Cigna AllOther $1,940.29
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,080.74
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
BCBS Traditional $2,309.62
City of McKinney COMM $2,340.83
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,548.91
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,600.93
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Aetna ASA $2,741.37
Aetna WCOMP $2,861.02
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,861.02
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,861.02
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,861.02
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,861.02
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,913.04
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,017.07
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,063.89
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,063.89
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $3,485.24
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,641.30
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,641.30
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,641.30
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,693.31
Humana COMM $3,843.25
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,901.39
USA Managed Care COMM $4,161.48
USC Health Services COMM $4,161.48
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,421.57
Optum Health (URN) COMM $4,629.65
Unicare MCD $5,201.85
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,201.85
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,201.85
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 2nd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,539.25 $1,002.79 – $5,013.94
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $2,015.85 not published
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $3,843.25 – $3,843.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,123.85 $71.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,123.85 $71.00 – $3,904.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,539.25 $943.80 – $5,013.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,123.85 $85.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,123.85 $1,613.99 – $4,685.78

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