Carotid intima atheroma eval 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

$303.56

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$303.56

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.

$21.25 with Superior Health Plan vs $303.56 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $21.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $21.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $21.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $21.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $21.25 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $33.39 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $40.98 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $42.50 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $49.48 ↓ -84%
BCBS BluePremier $54.26 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $57.68 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $60.71 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $63.14 ↓ -79%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $63.22 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $63.22 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $65.27 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $72.25 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $72.85 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $74.37 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $77.41 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $77.71 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $77.71 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $78.32 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $80.14 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $80.14 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $89.55 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $89.55 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $89.55 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $91.07 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $94.07 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $102.60 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $106.25 ↓ -65%
BCBS BlueEssentials $111.96 ↓ -63%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $111.96 ↓ -63%
Cigna AllOther $113.23 ↓ -63%
BCBS EPOSOA $117.48 ↓ -61%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $121.42 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $121.42 ↓ -60%
BCBS PPO $123.00 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $134.78 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $136.60 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $136.60 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $148.74 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $151.78 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $159.98 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $166.96 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $166.96 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $166.96 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $166.96 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $166.96 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $169.99 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $176.06 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $178.80 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $178.80 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $203.39 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $212.49 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $212.49 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $212.49 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $215.53 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $227.67 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $242.85 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $242.85 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $258.03 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $270.17 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $303.56 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $303.56 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $303.56 ↑ +0%

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Carotid intima atheroma eval at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $273.35 $27.13 – $781.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $273.35 $33.57 – $781.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $273.35 $33.57 – $781.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $273.35 $33.57 – $781.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $273.35 $33.57 – $781.00
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle $312.23 $54.26 – $54.26
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $88.51 – $88.51
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $53.80 – $53.80

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