Abdominal MRI (with contrast) 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

$7,224.18

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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$7,224.18

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.

$307.07 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $7,224.18 with Unicare — 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $307.07 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $311.75 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $311.75 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $311.75 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $311.75 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $311.75 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $311.75 ↓ -96%
United STAR $311.75 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $311.75 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $311.75 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $311.75 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $327.34 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $336.69 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $336.69 ↓ -95%
Molina STAR+PLUS $342.93 ↓ -95%
Molina MCDSTAR $342.93 ↓ -95%
Molina STARKIDS $342.93 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $342.93 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $389.69 ↓ -95%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00 ↓ -94%
BCBS BluePremier $462.04 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $505.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $505.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $505.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $505.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $505.69 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -91%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $794.66 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $975.26 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,011.39 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -85%
Humana COMM $1,193.15 ↓ -83%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -82%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,444.84 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $1,553.20 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -78%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -77%
Unicare CHIP $1,733.80 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,441.77 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $2,528.46 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,889.67 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $3,207.54 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,250.88 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,250.88 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $3,539.85 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,612.09 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,807.14 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,973.30 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,973.30 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,973.30 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,973.30 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,973.30 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $4,045.54 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,190.02 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,255.04 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,255.04 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $4,840.20 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,056.93 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,056.93 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,129.17 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,418.14 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $5,779.34 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,779.34 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,140.55 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $6,429.52 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,224.18 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,224.18 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $7,224.18 ↑ +0%

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $2,482.20 $311.75 – $336.69
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $1,193.15 – $1,193.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,042.68 $420.45 – $3,064.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,612.36 $311.75 – $3,265.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,042.68 $332.94 – $3,064.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,042.68 $311.75 – $3,064.02

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