Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa 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

$2,221.80

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$2,221.80

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.

$6.92 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $2,221.80 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

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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $6.92 ↓ -100%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $6.92 ↓ -100%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $9.54 ↓ -100%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.69 ↓ -100%
United STAR $9.69 ↓ -100%
United CHIP $9.69 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.69 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup CHIP $9.69 ↓ -100%
United STARPerinate $9.69 ↓ -100%
United STARPLUS $9.69 ↓ -100%
United STARKids $9.69 ↓ -100%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.17 ↓ -100%
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.47 ↓ -100%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.47 ↓ -100%
Molina STARKIDS $10.66 ↓ -100%
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.66 ↓ -100%
Molina CHIP $10.66 ↓ -100%
Molina MCDSTAR $10.66 ↓ -100%
WellMed MGMCR $11.47 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.53 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $11.53 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $11.53 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $11.53 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $11.53 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $11.53 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $11.53 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $11.53 ↓ -99%
Triwest Veterans FEDERAL $11.53 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.53 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $11.53 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $11.53 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.53 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $11.53 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.53 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $11.59 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $11.63 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $11.65 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $11.76 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $11.88 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $11.88 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.11 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $12.11 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.11 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.11 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.22 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.22 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $12.43 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $12.57 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $12.57 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $12.57 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $12.68 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $12.81 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $13.84 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $14.99 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $17.29 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $17.29 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $17.29 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $17.29 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $17.29 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $17.53 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.18 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.18 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $20.64 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $20.98 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $20.98 ↓ -99%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $21.91 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $22.02 ↓ -99%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $22.83 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $23.06 ↓ -99%
Superior EPO $25.83 ↓ -99%
Superior HMO $25.83 ↓ -99%
Oscar HIX $29.98 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare HIX $30.21 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalPlus $43.92 ↓ -98%
Cigna NewBusiness $43.96 ↓ -98%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $49.06 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $49.06 ↓ -98%
Cigna HMO $49.06 ↓ -98%
Cigna AllOther $62.09 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $155.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $155.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $155.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $155.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $155.53 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $244.40 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $299.94 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $311.05 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $362.15 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $444.36 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $477.69 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $528.79 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $533.23 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $544.34 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $566.56 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $568.78 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $568.78 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $573.22 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $666.54 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $688.54 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $750.97 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $777.63 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $888.72 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $986.48 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $999.81 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $999.81 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,088.68 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,110.90 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,170.89 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,221.99 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,221.99 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,221.99 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,221.99 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,221.99 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,244.21 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,288.64 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,308.64 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,308.64 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,488.61 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,555.26 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,555.26 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,555.26 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,577.48 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,666.35 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,777.44 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,777.44 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,888.53 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,977.40 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,221.80 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,221.80 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,221.80 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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