Dch pulmonary stress test 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

$6,974.66

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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.

$6,974.66

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.

$219.43 with BCBS vs $6,974.66 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 $219.43 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $255.70 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $255.70 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $452.81 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentials $452.81 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $475.13 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $488.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $488.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $488.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $488.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $488.23 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $497.44 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $656.28 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $767.21 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $941.58 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $976.45 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $1,136.87 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,394.93 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $1,450.73 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $1,499.55 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,659.97 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $1,673.92 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,708.79 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $1,778.54 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $1,785.51 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $1,785.51 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $1,799.46 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,841.31 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,841.31 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,057.52 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $2,057.52 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,057.52 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $2,092.40 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,357.44 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $2,441.13 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $2,601.55 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,789.86 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,789.86 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $3,096.75 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,138.60 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $3,138.60 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $3,417.58 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,487.33 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,675.65 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,836.06 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,836.06 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,836.06 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,836.06 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,836.06 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,905.81 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,045.30 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,108.07 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,108.07 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $4,673.02 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,882.26 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,882.26 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,882.26 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,952.01 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,230.99 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $5,579.73 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,579.73 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,928.46 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $6,207.45 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,974.66 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,974.66 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,974.66 ↑ +0%

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Dch pulmonary stress test at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,519.72 $285.45 – $1,899.64
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $963.30 $126.27 – $126.27
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $984.50 $71.96 – $989.94
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $984.50 $71.96 – $1,012.12
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $656.28 – $656.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,504.47 $280.80 – $2,256.70
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