Cholesterol body fluid at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL
7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$81.10 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,158.51 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $81.10 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $81.10 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $81.10 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $81.10 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $81.10 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $92.21 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $92.30 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $103.00 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $103.00 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $103.00 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $127.44 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $130.35 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $156.40 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $162.19 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $188.84 | — |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $220.12 | — |
| Religious Order of Jehovah Witness | LOGOV | $231.70 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $240.97 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $249.08 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $275.73 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $278.04 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $283.83 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $286.15 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $286.15 | — |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | NarrowNetwork | $295.42 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $296.58 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $296.58 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $298.90 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $338.28 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $347.55 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $359.02 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $369.56 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $369.56 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $388.10 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $391.58 | — |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan | $405.48 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $405.48 | — |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $463.40 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $514.38 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $521.33 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $521.33 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCR | $567.67 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $579.25 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $610.53 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $637.18 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $637.18 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $637.18 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $637.18 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $637.18 | — |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $648.77 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $671.94 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $682.36 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $682.36 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | COMM | $776.20 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $810.96 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $810.96 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $810.96 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $822.54 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $868.88 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $926.81 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $926.81 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $984.73 | — |
| Optum Health (URN) | COMM | $1,031.07 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $1,158.51 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $1,158.51 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $1,158.51 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
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Cholesterol body fluid at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $100.35 | $7.11 – $10.28 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $416.00 | not published |
| HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD | HUMBLE | $716.44 | $99.55 – $99.55 |
| HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST | SPRING | $462.06 | $99.55 – $99.55 |
| St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center | Pasadena | $136.71 | $53.34 – $275.40 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin | Lufkin | $24.90 | $14.50 – $96.56 |
| HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND | Pearland | $523.04 | $99.55 – $99.55 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Allen | $100.35 | $7.11 – $10.28 |