Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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.

$5.94 with WellMed vs $179.00 with Aetna — 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
WellMed MGMCR $5.94
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $5.97
Devoted Health SNP $5.97
Devoted Health MCR $5.97
Devoted Health MME $5.97
Amerigroup DualEligible $5.97
Humana MGMCR $5.97
Triwest Veterans FEDERAL $5.97
Devoted Health POS $5.97
Devoted Health HMO $5.97
Devoted Health PPO $5.97
Humana Tricare $5.98
United MGMCR $6.00
Aetna MCR $6.02
Care N Care MGMCR $6.03
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $6.09
Integranet MGMCR $6.15
WellCare MGMCR $6.15
BCBS MCRPPO $6.15
BCBS MGMCRHMO $6.15
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $6.16
ProCare Advantge MCR $6.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $6.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $6.27
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $6.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $6.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $6.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $6.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $6.27
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $6.33
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $6.33
Molina MME $6.51
Molina MCR $6.51
Molina MMP $6.51
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $6.57
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $7.16
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $7.76
Bravo Health MCRPOS $8.96
Bravo Health MCRHMO $8.96
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $8.96
Bravo Health MCRPPO $8.96
Bravo Health MCRSNP $8.96
Superior ValueHMO $10.69
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $11.34
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $11.82
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $12.50
Superior Health Plan CHIP $12.50
Superior Health Plan STARKids $12.50
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $12.50
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $12.50
Superior HMO $13.37
Superior EPO $13.37
Molina Healthcare HIX $15.64
BCBS BluePremier $17.02
Optum Health MCD $19.64
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19.83
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19.83
Cigna IFP $24.10
Cigna QHP $24.99
BCBS BlueEssentials $35.11
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $35.11
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $35.71
BCBS EPOSOA $36.84
Oscar HIX $37.13
United OptionsPPO $38.38
BCBS PPO $38.57
Unicare CHIP $42.85
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $60.34
Humana COMM $60.95
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $62.49
Prominence Health Plan HIX $71.41
BCBS Traditional $79.27
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $80.34
City of McKinney COMM $80.34
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $87.48
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $89.27
Aetna ASA $94.09
Aetna WCOMP $98.19
Cigna Lifesource COMM $98.19
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $98.19
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $98.19
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $98.19
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $99.98
Averde Health, Inc PPO $103.55
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $105.15
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $105.15
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $119.62
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $124.97
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $124.97
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $124.97
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $126.76
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $133.90
USC Health Services COMM $142.82
USA Managed Care COMM $142.82
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $151.75
Aetna Meritain $155.00
Aetna COMM $155.00
Optum Health (URN) COMM $158.89
Unicare MCD $178.53
Independent Medical Systems COMM $178.53
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $178.53
Aetna OON $179.00

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $84.96 $16.87 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $108.19 $18.45 – $162.29
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