Chromogenic substrate assay 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

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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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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.

$7.13 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $766.42 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

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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $7.13
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $7.13
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $9.84
Amerigroup CHIP $9.99
United CHIP $9.99
United STARPLUS $9.99
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.99
United STARPerinate $9.99
United STAR $9.99
United STARKids $9.99
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.99
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.49
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.79
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.79
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.99
Molina MCDSTAR $10.99
Molina STARKIDS $10.99
Molina CHIP $10.99
WellMed MGMCR $11.83
Triwest Veterans FEDERAL $11.89
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.89
Devoted Health MME $11.89
Devoted Health MCR $11.89
BCBS MCRPPO $11.89
Devoted Health PPO $11.89
Devoted Health SNP $11.89
Devoted Health HMO $11.89
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.89
United AllPayerAppendix $11.89
Devoted Health POS $11.89
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.89
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.89
United SmallGroup $11.89
Humana MGMCR $11.89
United MGMCR $11.95
Aetna MCR $11.99
Care N Care MGMCR $12.01
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $12.13
WellCare MGMCR $12.25
Integranet MGMCR $12.25
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.48
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.48
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.48
Humana MGMCD $12.49
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.60
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.60
Humana Tricare $12.81
Molina MCR $12.96
Molina MMP $12.96
Molina MME $12.96
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $13.08
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $13.21
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $14.27
Aetna QHPHIX $15.12
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $15.46
Bravo Health MCRHMO $17.84
Bravo Health MCRPPO $17.84
Bravo Health MCRPOS $17.84
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $17.84
Bravo Health MCRSNP $17.84
BCBS BluePremier $18.07
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.81
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.81
Aetna NewBusiness $20.82
Superior ValueHMO $21.28
BCBS BlueEssentials $21.64
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $21.64
Aetna Meritain $22.17
Aetna COMM $22.17
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $22.59
BCBS EPOSOA $22.71
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $23.54
BCBS PPO $23.78
Aetna OON $26.10
Superior HMO $26.63
Superior EPO $26.63
Oscar HIX $30.91
Molina Healthcare HIX $31.15
Cigna LocalPlus $45.20
Cigna NewBusiness $45.25
Cigna HMO $50.49
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $50.49
Cigna NetworkBenefit $50.49
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $53.65
Superior Health Plan CHIP $53.65
Superior Health Plan STARKids $53.65
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $53.65
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $53.65
Cigna AllOther $63.90
Optum Health MCD $84.31
Cigna IFP $103.47
Cigna QHP $107.30
Humana COMM $132.10
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $153.28
United OptionsPPO $164.78
Unicare CHIP $183.94
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $187.77
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $195.44
Evry Health COMM $197.74
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $259.05
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $268.25
Prominence Health Plan HIX $306.57
BCBS Traditional $340.29
City of McKinney COMM $344.89
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $344.89
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $375.55
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $383.21
Aetna ASA $403.90
Cigna Lifesource COMM $421.53
Aetna WCOMP $421.53
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $421.53
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $421.53
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $421.53
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $429.20
Averde Health, Inc PPO $444.52
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $451.42
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $451.42
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $513.50
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $536.49
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $536.49
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $536.49
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $544.16
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $574.82
USC Health Services COMM $613.14
USA Managed Care COMM $613.14
Galaxy Health Network PPO $651.46
Optum Health (URN) COMM $682.11
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $766.42
Unicare MCD $766.42
Independent Medical Systems COMM $766.42
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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