CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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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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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$82.93 with BCBS vs $3,716.02 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
BCBS BluePremier $82.93
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $83.56
BCBS MyBlueHealth $83.56
BCBS BlueEssentials $248.14
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $248.14
Humana COMM $253.33
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $260.12
Superior Health Plan STARKids $260.12
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $260.12
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $260.12
Superior Health Plan CHIP $260.12
BCBS EPOSOA $260.26
BCBS PPO $272.38
Optum Health MCD $408.76
Cigna IFP $501.66
Cigna QHP $520.24
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $706.04
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $743.20
United OptionsPPO $798.94
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
Unicare CHIP $891.84
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $910.42
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $947.59
Evry Health COMM $958.73
Cigna NewBusiness $981.03
Cigna LocalPlus $981.03
Aetna OON $1,006.00
Cigna HMO $1,096.23
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,096.23
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,096.23
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,256.01
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,300.61
Cigna AllOther $1,386.08
Curative Administrators COMM $1,486.41
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,486.41
BCBS Traditional $1,649.91
City of McKinney COMM $1,672.21
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,672.21
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,820.85
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,858.01
Aetna ASA $1,958.34
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,043.81
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,043.81
Aetna WCOMP $2,043.81
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,043.81
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,043.81
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,080.97
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,155.29
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,188.74
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,188.74
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $2,489.73
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,601.21
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,601.21
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,601.21
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,638.37
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,787.01
USC Health Services COMM $2,972.82
USA Managed Care COMM $2,972.82
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,158.62
Optum Health (URN) COMM $3,307.26
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,716.02
Unicare MCD $3,716.02
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,716.02

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,085.05 $127.58 – $1,537.16
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $1,221.45 $98.56 – $98.56
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $869.50 $107.81 – $107.81
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $869.50 $107.81 – $107.81
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $253.33 – $253.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,007.29 $207.33 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $979.93 $195.99 – $1,224.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,085.05 $146.08 – $1,537.16

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