Covid-19 lab test non-cdc 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

$71.85

Cash price

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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.

$71.85

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.

$5.03 with Superior Health Plan vs $134.43 with Molina Healthcare — 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 STARHealth $5.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $5.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5.03 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $7.90 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $9.70 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $10.06 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $11.71 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $14.37 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $15.45 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $17.10 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $17.24 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $17.60 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $18.39 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $18.39 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $18.54 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $18.97 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $18.97 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $21.20 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $21.20 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $21.20 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $21.55 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $22.27 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $24.29 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $26.80 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $28.74 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $28.74 ↓ -60%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $30.79 ↓ -57%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $30.79 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $31.90 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $32.33 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $32.33 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $35.21 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $35.92 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $37.86 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $39.52 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $39.52 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $39.52 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $39.52 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $39.52 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $40.24 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $41.67 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $42.32 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $42.32 ↓ -41%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $42.45 ↓ -41%
Amerigroup CHIP $43.10 ↓ -40%
United CHIP $43.10 ↓ -40%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $43.10 ↓ -40%
United STAR $43.10 ↓ -40%
United STARKids $43.10 ↓ -40%
United STARPLUS $43.10 ↓ -40%
United STARPerinate $43.10 ↓ -40%
Amerigroup MGMCD $43.10 ↓ -40%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $45.26 ↓ -37%
Aetna Better Health MCD $46.55 ↓ -35%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $46.55 ↓ -35%
Molina MCDSTAR $47.41 ↓ -34%
Molina STARKIDS $47.41 ↓ -34%
Molina CHIP $47.41 ↓ -34%
Molina STAR+PLUS $47.41 ↓ -34%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $48.14 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $50.30 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $50.30 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $50.30 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $51.01 ↓ -29%
WellMed MGMCR $51.05 ↓ -29%
United SmallGroup $51.31 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health PPO $51.31 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health SNP $51.31 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health HMO $51.31 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health POS $51.31 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health MCR $51.31 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health MME $51.31 ↓ -29%
Humana MGMCR $51.31 ↓ -29%
United AllPayerAppendix $51.31 ↓ -29%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $51.31 ↓ -29%
Amerigroup DualEligible $51.31 ↓ -29%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $51.31 ↓ -29%
BCBS MCRPPO $51.31 ↓ -29%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $51.31 ↓ -29%
Triwest Veterans FEDERAL $51.31 ↓ -29%
United MGMCR $51.57 ↓ -28%
Aetna MCR $51.75 ↓ -28%
Care N Care MGMCR $51.82 ↓ -28%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $52.34 ↓ -27%
WellCare MGMCR $52.85 ↓ -26%
Integranet MGMCR $52.85 ↓ -26%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $53.88 ↓ -25%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $53.88 ↓ -25%
Humana MGMCD $53.88 ↓ -25%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $53.88 ↓ -25%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $53.88 ↓ -25%
ProCare Advantge MCR $53.88 ↓ -25%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $53.88 ↓ -25%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $53.88 ↓ -25%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $53.88 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $53.89 ↓ -25%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $54.39 ↓ -24%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $54.39 ↓ -24%
Humana Tricare $55.29 ↓ -23%
Molina MMP $55.93 ↓ -22%
Molina MME $55.93 ↓ -22%
Molina MCR $55.93 ↓ -22%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $56.44 ↓ -21%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $57.00 ↓ -21%
USC Health Services COMM $57.48 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $57.48 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $61.07 ↓ -15%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $61.57 ↓ -14%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $63.95 ↓ -11%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $66.70 ↓ -7%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $71.85 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $71.85 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $71.85 ↑ +0%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $76.97 ↑ +7%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $76.97 ↑ +7%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $76.97 ↑ +7%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $76.97 ↑ +7%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $76.97 ↑ +7%
BCBS BluePremier $77.99 ↑ +9%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $89.79 ↑ +25%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $89.79 ↑ +25%
Superior ValueHMO $91.84 ↑ +28%
BCBS BlueEssentials $93.38 ↑ +30%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $93.38 ↑ +30%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $97.49 ↑ +36%
BCBS EPOSOA $98.00 ↑ +36%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $101.59 ↑ +41%
BCBS PPO $102.62 ↑ +43%
Superior HMO $114.93 ↑ +60%
Superior EPO $114.93 ↑ +60%
Oscar HIX $133.41 ↑ +86%
Molina Healthcare HIX $134.43 ↑ +87%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $58.32 $10.00 – $123.14
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas not published $43.10 – $46.55
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $51.31 – $134.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $58.32 $12.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $58.32 $12.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $58.32 $10.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $58.32 $12.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $58.32 $8.00 – $123.14

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