Echocardiograpy doppler follow up/limited study 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

$1,161.41

Cash price

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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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$1,161.41

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.

$46.78 with BCBS vs $1,161.41 with Unicare — 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 $46.78 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $54.51 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $54.51 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $81.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $81.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $81.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $81.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $81.30 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $96.52 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $96.52 ↓ -92%
BCBS EPOSOA $101.28 ↓ -91%
BCBS PPO $106.04 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $127.76 ↓ -89%
Humana COMM $137.71 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $156.79 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $162.60 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $189.31 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $220.67 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $232.28 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $241.57 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $249.70 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $276.42 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $278.74 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $284.55 ↓ -75%
Aetna COMM $297.32 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $297.32 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $299.64 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $306.61 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $306.61 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $342.62 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $342.62 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $342.62 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $348.42 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $392.56 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $406.49 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $433.21 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $464.56 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $464.56 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $515.67 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $522.63 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $522.63 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $569.09 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $580.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $612.06 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $638.78 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $638.78 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $638.78 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $638.78 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $638.78 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $650.39 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $673.62 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $684.07 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $684.07 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $778.14 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $812.99 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $812.99 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $812.99 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $824.60 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $871.06 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $929.13 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $929.13 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $987.20 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,033.65 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,161.41 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,161.41 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,161.41 ↑ +0%

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Echocardiograpy doppler follow up/limited study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $572.29 $60.85 – $810.75
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $466.80 $24.12 – $24.12
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $690.50 $156.27 – $156.27
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $690.50 $52.77 – $156.27
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $137.71 – $137.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $547.57 $59.86 – $917.00
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