Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 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

$1,536.81

Cash price

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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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$1,536.81

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.

$107.58 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,536.81 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $107.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $107.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $107.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $107.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $107.58 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $169.05 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $207.47 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $215.15 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $250.50 ↓ -84%
BCBS BluePremier $257.31 ↓ -83%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83 ↓ -80%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $307.36 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $319.66 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $330.41 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $365.76 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $368.83 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $376.52 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $391.89 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $393.42 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $393.42 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $396.50 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $405.72 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $405.72 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $453.36 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $453.36 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $453.36 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $461.04 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $519.44 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98 ↓ -65%
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98 ↓ -65%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $537.88 ↓ -65%
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14 ↓ -64%
Cigna AllOther $573.23 ↓ -63%
BCBS PPO $583.31 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $614.72 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $614.72 ↓ -60%
Humana COMM $627.67 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $682.34 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $691.56 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $691.56 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $753.04 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $768.40 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $809.90 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $845.25 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $845.25 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $845.25 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $845.25 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $845.25 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $860.61 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $891.35 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $905.18 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $905.18 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,029.66 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,075.77 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,075.77 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,075.77 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,091.14 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,152.61 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,229.45 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,229.45 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,306.29 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,367.76 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,536.81 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,536.81 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,536.81 ↑ +0%

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