Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$1,611.90

Cash price

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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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$1,611.90

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.

$10.36 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,611.90 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $10.36 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $10.36 ↓ -99%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $14.29 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $14.51 ↓ -99%
United STAR $14.51 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $14.51 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $14.51 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $14.51 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $14.51 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $14.51 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $14.51 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $15.24 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $15.67 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $15.67 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $15.96 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $15.96 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $15.96 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $15.96 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $17.18 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $17.27 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $17.27 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $17.27 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $17.27 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $17.27 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $17.27 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $17.27 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -99%
Triwest Veterans FEDERAL $17.27 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $17.27 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.27 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.27 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $17.27 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $17.27 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $17.36 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $17.42 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $17.44 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $17.62 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $17.79 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $17.79 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $18.13 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $18.13 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $18.13 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $18.13 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $18.13 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $18.13 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $18.13 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $18.13 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $18.14 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $18.31 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $18.31 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $18.61 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $18.82 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $18.82 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $18.82 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $19.00 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $19.19 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $20.72 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $22.45 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $25.91 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $25.91 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $25.91 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $25.91 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $25.91 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $26.25 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $30.22 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $30.22 ↓ -98%
Superior ValueHMO $30.91 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $31.43 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $31.43 ↓ -98%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $32.81 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $32.99 ↓ -98%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $34.19 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $34.54 ↓ -98%
Superior EPO $38.68 ↓ -98%
Superior HMO $38.68 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $44.90 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare HIX $45.25 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $65.86 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $65.93 ↓ -96%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $73.56 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $73.56 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $73.56 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $93.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $112.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $112.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $112.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $112.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $112.83 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $177.31 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $217.61 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $225.67 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $262.74 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $322.38 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $346.56 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $383.63 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $386.86 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $394.92 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $411.03 ↓ -75%
Aetna Meritain $412.65 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $412.65 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $415.87 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $483.57 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $499.53 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $544.82 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $564.16 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $644.76 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $715.68 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $725.36 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $725.36 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $789.83 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $805.95 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $849.47 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $886.54 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $886.54 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $886.54 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $886.54 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $886.54 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $902.66 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $934.90 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $949.41 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $949.41 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,079.97 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,128.33 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,128.33 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,128.33 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,144.45 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,208.92 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,289.52 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,289.52 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,370.12 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,434.59 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,611.90 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,611.90 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,611.90 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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