Carotid Artery Ultrasound (Duplex) 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

$4,134.13

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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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$4,134.13

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.

$188.59 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $4,134.13 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $188.59 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $191.46 ↓ -95%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $191.46 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $191.46 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup CHIP $191.46 ↓ -95%
United CHIP $191.46 ↓ -95%
United STARKids $191.46 ↓ -95%
United STAR $191.46 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $191.46 ↓ -95%
United STARPerinate $191.46 ↓ -95%
United STARPLUS $191.46 ↓ -95%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $201.03 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $206.78 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $206.78 ↓ -95%
Molina MCDSTAR $210.61 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $210.61 ↓ -95%
Molina STAR+PLUS $210.61 ↓ -95%
Molina STARKIDS $210.61 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $239.33 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $289.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $289.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $289.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $289.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $289.39 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $387.84 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $451.94 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $451.94 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $454.75 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $558.11 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $578.78 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $592.95 ↓ -86%
Cigna NewBusiness $593.54 ↓ -86%
Cigna HMO $662.28 ↓ -84%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $662.28 ↓ -84%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $662.28 ↓ -84%
Aetna QHPHIX $673.86 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $800.34 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $800.34 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $826.83 ↓ -80%
Cigna AllOther $838.20 ↓ -80%
BCBS EPOSOA $839.78 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $859.90 ↓ -79%
BCBS PPO $879.22 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $888.84 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $983.92 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $992.19 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,012.86 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $1,054.20 ↓ -75%
Aetna Meritain $1,058.34 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $1,058.34 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $1,066.61 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $1,127.42 ↓ -73%
Aetna OON $1,240.24 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,397.34 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,446.95 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,653.65 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,653.65 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,835.55 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,860.36 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,860.36 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,025.72 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,067.07 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,178.69 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,273.77 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,273.77 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,273.77 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,273.77 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,273.77 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,315.11 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,397.80 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,435.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,435.00 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $2,769.87 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,893.89 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,893.89 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,893.89 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,935.23 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,100.60 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $3,307.30 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,307.30 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,514.01 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $3,679.38 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $4,134.13 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,134.13 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,134.13 ↑ +0%

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Carotid Artery Ultrasound (Duplex) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,375.99 $187.79 – $1,719.99
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $1,288.35 $187.79 – $202.81
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $1,127.42 – $1,127.42
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,602.58 $632.71 – $632.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,224.72 $252.09 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,375.99 $187.79 – $1,719.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,224.72 $200.94 – $1,837.08

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