Abd/low ext cath 3rd 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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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.

$640.33 with Optum Health vs $8,140.70 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 $640.33
Cigna IFP $785.86
Cigna QHP $814.97
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,106.02
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,164.24
United OptionsPPO $1,251.55
Unicare CHIP $1,397.08
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,437.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,437.83
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00
Cigna LocalPlus $1,536.79
Cigna NewBusiness $1,536.79
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS BluePremier $1,699.78
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,717.25
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,717.25
Cigna HMO $1,717.25
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,856.96
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,856.96
BCBS EPOSOA $1,950.10
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,967.56
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $2,037.41
BCBS PPO $2,037.41
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Cigna AllOther $2,171.30
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,328.47
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
BCBS Traditional $2,584.60
City of McKinney COMM $2,619.53
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,852.38
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,910.59
Aetna ASA $3,067.76
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,201.65
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,201.65
Aetna WCOMP $3,201.65
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,201.65
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,201.65
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,259.86
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,376.28
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,428.68
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,428.68
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $3,900.19
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,074.83
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,074.83
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,074.83
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,133.04
Aetna OON $4,332.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,365.89
USA Managed Care COMM $4,656.94
USC Health Services COMM $4,656.94
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,948.00
Optum Health (URN) COMM $5,180.85
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,821.18
Unicare MCD $5,821.18
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,821.18
Humana COMM $8,140.70
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 3rd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,024.18 $1,140.18 – $5,700.92
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $3,046.50 not published
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $8,140.70 – $8,140.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,368.80 $71.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,255.58 $71.00 – $5,319.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,024.18 $1,073.12 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,368.80 $85.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,368.80 $1,667.00 – $5,053.19

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