Card MRI veloc flow mapping 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

$884.03

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.

$884.03

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.

$54.35 with BCBS vs $1,314.00 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
BCBS BluePremier $54.35 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $54.77 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $54.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $61.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $61.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $61.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $61.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $61.88 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $97.24 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $119.34 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $123.76 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $162.64 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $162.64 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $167.97 ↓ -81%
BCBS EPOSOA $170.58 ↓ -81%
Humana COMM $170.91 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $176.81 ↓ -80%
BCBS PPO $178.53 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $190.07 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $212.17 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $298.80 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $309.41 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $353.61 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $392.51 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $397.81 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $397.81 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $433.17 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $442.01 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $465.88 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $486.22 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $486.22 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $486.22 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $486.22 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $486.22 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $495.06 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $512.74 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $520.69 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $520.69 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $592.30 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $618.82 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $618.82 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $627.66 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $663.02 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $707.22 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $707.22 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $751.43 ↓ -15%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -14%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $786.79 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $884.03 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $884.03 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $884.03 ↑ +0%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↑ +18%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↑ +26%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↑ +26%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↑ +49%

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Card MRI veloc flow mapping at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $715.68 $83.62 – $2,149.00
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $1,298.70 $64.60 – $64.60
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $170.91 – $170.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $514.91 $105.99 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $490.39 $98.08 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $715.68 $95.74 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $514.91 $165.29 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $514.91 $266.04 – $2,700.00

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