Emg needle test 1-extremity 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

$842.07

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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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$842.07

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.

$58.94 with Superior Health Plan vs $842.07 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $58.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $58.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $58.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $58.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $58.94 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $92.63 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $113.68 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $117.89 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $137.26 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $168.41 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $175.15 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $181.05 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $200.41 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $202.10 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $206.31 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $214.73 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $215.57 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $215.57 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $217.25 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $222.31 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $222.31 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $248.41 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $248.41 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $248.41 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $252.62 ↓ -70%
BCBS BluePremier $257.31 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $284.62 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $294.72 ↓ -65%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83 ↓ -64%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83 ↓ -64%
Cigna AllOther $314.09 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $336.83 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $336.83 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $373.88 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $378.93 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $378.93 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $412.61 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $421.04 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $443.77 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $463.14 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $463.14 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $463.14 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $463.14 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $463.14 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $471.56 ↓ -44%
Humana COMM $487.60 ↓ -42%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $488.40 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $495.98 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $495.98 ↓ -41%
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98 ↓ -37%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98 ↓ -37%
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14 ↓ -34%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $564.19 ↓ -33%
BCBS PPO $583.31 ↓ -31%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $589.45 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $589.45 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $589.45 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $597.87 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $631.55 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $673.66 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $673.66 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $715.76 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $749.44 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $842.07 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $842.07 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $842.07 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $407.09 $115.34 – $508.87
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