Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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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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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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.

$114.43 with Aetna vs $20,607.36 with Unicare — 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
Aetna QHPHIX $114.43
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $119.14
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $120.95
United STARKids $120.95
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $120.95
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $120.95
Amerigroup MGMCD $120.95
Amerigroup CHIP $120.95
United CHIP $120.95
United STARPerinate $120.95
United STARPLUS $120.95
United STAR $120.95
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $127.00
Aetna Better Health CHIP $130.63
Aetna Better Health MCD $130.63
Molina STAR+PLUS $133.05
Molina MCDSTAR $133.05
Molina STARKIDS $133.05
Molina CHIP $133.05
Humana MGMCD $151.19
Aetna NewBusiness $156.90
Aetna Meritain $168.07
Aetna COMM $168.07
Aetna OON $197.13
Cigna LocalPlus $262.88
Cigna NewBusiness $263.14
Cigna NetworkBenefit $293.62
Cigna HMO $293.62
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $293.62
Humana COMM $330.23
Cigna AllOther $371.61
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,442.52
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,442.52
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,442.52
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,442.52
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,442.52
Optum Health MCD $2,266.81
Cigna IFP $2,781.99
Cigna QHP $2,885.03
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $4,121.47
United OptionsPPO $4,430.58
Unicare CHIP $4,945.77
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,048.80
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $5,254.88
Evry Health COMM $5,316.70
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,757.70
United SmallGroup $5,757.70
BCBS BluePremier $5,975.05
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,021.01
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,021.01
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $6,965.29
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $7,212.58
Prominence Health Plan HIX $8,242.94
Curative Administrators COMM $8,242.94
BCBS Traditional $9,149.67
City of McKinney COMM $9,273.31
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $9,273.31
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $10,097.61
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $10,303.68
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33
Aetna ASA $10,860.08
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $11,334.05
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $11,334.05
Cigna Lifesource COMM $11,334.05
Aetna WCOMP $11,334.05
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $11,334.05
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $11,540.12
Averde Health, Inc PPO $11,952.27
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $12,137.74
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $12,137.74
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $13,806.93
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $14,425.15
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $14,425.15
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $14,425.15
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $14,631.23
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $15,455.52
USA Managed Care COMM $16,485.89
USC Health Services COMM $16,485.89
Galaxy Health Network PPO $17,516.26
BCBS BlueEssentials $17,879.18
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $17,879.18
Optum Health (URN) COMM $18,340.55
BCBS EPOSOA $18,752.46
BCBS PPO $19,625.73
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $20,607.36
Independent Medical Systems COMM $20,607.36
Unicare MCD $20,607.36

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $3,267.30 $120.95 – $130.63
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $3,490.00 $114.90 – $14,761.95
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $3,490.00 $114.90 – $15,092.58
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $330.23 – $330.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,994.35 $1,028.00 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,728.24 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39

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