Ankle X-ray (2 views, both ankles) at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL

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

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

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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.

$31.92 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $836.42 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $31.92 —
United STARKids $32.41 —
Amerigroup CHIP $32.41 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $32.41 —
United STAR $32.41 —
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $32.41 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $32.41 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $32.41 —
United CHIP $32.41 —
United STARPLUS $32.41 —
United STARPerinate $32.41 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $34.03 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $35.00 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $35.00 —
Molina MCDSTAR $35.65 —
Molina CHIP $35.65 —
Molina STARKIDS $35.65 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $35.65 —
Humana MGMCD $40.51 —
Aetna NewBusiness $56.21 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $58.55 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $58.55 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $58.55 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $58.55 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $58.55 —
Aetna Meritain $60.05 —
Aetna COMM $60.05 —
Aetna OON $71.07 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 —
United SmallGroup $83.86 —
Optum Health MCD $92.01 —
Cigna LocalPlus $95.30 —
Cigna NewBusiness $95.40 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $106.44 —
Cigna HMO $106.44 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $106.44 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34 —
Cigna IFP $112.92 —
Cigna QHP $117.10 —
Cigna AllOther $134.72 —
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $167.28 —
United OptionsPPO $174.81 —
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 —
Unicare CHIP $200.74 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $204.92 —
Evry Health COMM $215.80 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $282.71 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62 —
Curative Administrators COMM $334.57 —
Prominence Health Plan HIX $334.57 —
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59 —
BCBS Traditional $346.28 —
BCBS PPO $357.55 —
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $376.39 —
City of McKinney COMM $376.39 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $376.39 —
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $409.85 —
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $418.21 —
Aetna ASA $422.39 —
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $460.03 —
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $460.03 —
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $460.03 —
Aetna WCOMP $460.03 —
Cigna Lifesource COMM $460.03 —
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $468.40 —
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $479.27 —
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $479.27 —
Averde Health, Inc PPO $485.12 —
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $560.40 —
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $585.49 —
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $585.49 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $593.86 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $627.32 —
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $627.32 —
USA Managed Care COMM $669.14 —
USC Health Services COMM $669.14 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $710.96 —
Optum Health (URN) COMM $744.41 —
Unicare MCD $836.42 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $836.42 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $836.42 —

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Ankle X-ray (2 views, both ankles) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $217.55 $32.41 – $271.94
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $317.85 $32.41 – $35.00
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $282.50 $30.79 – $230.87
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $282.50 $30.79 – $236.04
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $32.41 – $32.41
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $479.22 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $287.83 $59.24 – $431.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $302.50 $32.41 – $378.13

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