Drain cath image guided visceral pq 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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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.

$839.55 with Cigna vs $12,499.00 with Cigna — 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
Cigna IFP $839.55
Cigna QHP $870.65
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,243.78
United OptionsPPO $1,337.07
Unicare CHIP $1,492.54
WellMed MGMCR $1,667.42
BCBS BluePremier $1,784.38
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $2,047.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,129.00
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $2,176.62
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,270.00
Evry Health COMM $2,356.00
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,487.57
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2,717.75
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,717.75
BCBS Traditional $2,761.20
City of McKinney COMM $2,798.51
BCBS BlueEssentials $3,088.35
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $3,088.35
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,109.46
BCBS EPOSOA $3,239.34
Aetna ASA $3,277.37
BCBS PPO $3,390.32
Aetna WCOMP $3,420.41
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,420.41
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,420.41
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,420.41
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
United SmallGroup $3,467.00
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,482.60
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,606.97
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,662.94
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,662.94
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,353.24
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,353.24
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,353.24
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,415.43
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,664.19
Oscar HIX $4,723.00
USA Managed Care COMM $4,975.14
United AllPayerAppendix $5,047.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,286.08
Unicare MCD $6,218.92
Humana COMM $7,113.00
Cigna LocalPlus $8,843.00
Cigna NewBusiness $8,852.00
Cigna HMO $9,880.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $9,880.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $9,880.00
Cigna AllOther $12,499.00

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Drain cath image guided visceral pq at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,839.24 $804.45 – $4,016.35
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $3,207.15 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,620.54 $71.00 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,550.61 $71.00 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,839.24 $757.13 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,620.54 $85.00 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,620.54 $1,353.94 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,550.61 $71.00 – $4,016.35

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