CT scan for therapy guide 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

$2,356.06

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.

$2,356.06

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.

$100.26 with BCBS vs $2,356.06 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
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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 $100.26 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $101.03 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $101.03 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $164.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $164.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $164.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $164.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $164.92 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $259.17 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $300.00 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $300.00 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $314.65 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $318.07 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $329.30 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $329.85 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $384.04 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $447.65 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $471.21 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $506.55 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $560.74 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $565.45 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $603.15 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $603.15 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $706.82 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $796.35 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $824.62 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $942.42 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,046.09 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,060.23 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,060.23 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,154.47 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,178.03 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,241.64 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,295.83 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,295.83 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,295.83 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,295.83 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,295.83 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,319.39 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,366.51 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,387.72 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,387.72 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,578.56 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,649.24 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,649.24 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,672.80 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,767.05 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,884.85 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,884.85 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,002.65 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $2,096.89 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $2,356.06 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,356.06 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,356.06 ↑ +0%

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CT scan for therapy guide at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $656.13 $154.24 – $1,841.00
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $3,038.85 $119.15 – $119.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,391.04 $259.12 – $2,086.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $694.60 $138.92 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $656.13 $174.97 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,391.04 $315.42 – $2,086.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,391.04 $718.70 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $694.60 $231.53 – $1,841.00

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