CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast 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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$40.71 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,006.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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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 STARPLUS $40.71
Superior Health Plan STARKids $40.71
Superior Health Plan CHIP $40.71
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $40.71
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $40.71
Optum Health MCD $63.98
Cigna IFP $78.52
Cigna QHP $81.43
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $103.18
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75
United CHIP $104.75
United STAR $104.75
United STARKids $104.75
United STARPLUS $104.75
United STARPerinate $104.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75
United SmallGroup $109.22
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $109.22
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13
Molina STARKIDS $115.23
Molina CHIP $115.23
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $116.33
United OptionsPPO $125.05
Humana MGMCD $130.94
BCBS BluePremier $134.46
BCBS MyBlueHealth $135.49
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $135.49
Unicare CHIP $139.59
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $196.59
Prominence Health Plan HIX $232.66
BCBS Traditional $258.25
City of McKinney COMM $261.74
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $261.74
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $285.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $290.82
Aetna ASA $306.52
Aetna WCOMP $319.90
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $319.90
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $319.90
Cigna Lifesource COMM $319.90
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $319.90
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $325.72
Averde Health, Inc PPO $337.35
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $342.59
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $342.59
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $389.70
BCBS BlueEssentials $402.34
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $402.34
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $407.15
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $407.15
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $412.96
BCBS EPOSOA $421.99
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $436.23
BCBS PPO $441.65
USA Managed Care COMM $465.31
USC Health Services COMM $465.31
Galaxy Health Network PPO $494.39
Optum Health (URN) COMM $517.66
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $581.64
Independent Medical Systems COMM $581.64
Unicare MCD $581.64
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna OON $1,006.00

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $184.05 $99.77 – $1,841.00
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $231.00 $104.75 – $113.13
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $170.50 $99.51 – $428.64
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $170.50 $99.51 – $428.64
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,731.74 $398.21 – $398.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $240.33 $49.47 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $240.33 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $184.05 $99.77 – $1,841.00

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