Blood draw capillary 36416 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

$85.52

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.

$85.52

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.

$0.24 with Cigna vs $4,332.00 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
Cigna NewBusiness $0.24 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalPlus $0.24 ↓ -100%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.27 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.27 ↓ -100%
Cigna HMO $0.27 ↓ -100%
Cigna AllOther $0.34 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.14 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $3.14 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3.14 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $5.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $5.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5.99 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $9.41 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $11.55 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $11.97 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $16.25 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $17.10 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $17.79 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $18.39 ↓ -78%
Humana COMM $19.31 ↓ -77%
Unicare CHIP $20.52 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $20.95 ↓ -76%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $21.12 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $21.12 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $21.81 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $22.06 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $24.97 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $27.28 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $27.28 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $28.65 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $28.91 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $29.93 ↓ -65%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $29.93 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $34.21 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $34.21 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $37.97 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $38.48 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $38.48 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $41.90 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $42.76 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $45.07 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $47.04 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $47.04 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $47.04 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $47.04 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $47.04 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $47.89 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $49.60 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $50.37 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $50.37 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $57.30 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $59.86 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $59.86 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $59.86 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $60.72 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $64.14 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $68.42 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $68.42 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $72.69 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $76.11 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $85.52 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $85.52 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $85.52 ↑ +0%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +2838%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +3928%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +4205%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +4205%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +4965%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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