Esoph imped funct test > 1hr 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

$1,882.14

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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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$1,882.14

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.

$131.75 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,685.79 with Humana — 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 $131.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $131.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $131.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $131.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $131.75 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $207.04 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $254.09 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $263.50 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $306.79 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $376.43 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $404.66 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $447.95 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $451.71 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $461.12 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $481.83 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $481.83 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $485.59 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $496.88 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $496.88 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $555.23 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $555.23 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $555.23 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $564.64 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $636.16 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $702.04 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $752.86 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $835.67 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $846.96 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $846.96 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $922.25 ↓ -51%
BCBS BluePremier $929.63 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $941.07 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $991.89 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,035.18 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,035.18 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,035.18 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,035.18 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,035.18 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,054.00 ↓ -44%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,083.25 ↓ -42%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,083.25 ↓ -42%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,091.64 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,108.58 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,108.58 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,261.03 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,317.50 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,317.50 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,317.50 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,336.32 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,411.61 ↓ -25%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -23%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00 ↓ -21%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,505.71 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,505.71 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,599.82 ↓ -15%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -11%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,675.10 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $1,882.14 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,882.14 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,882.14 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,918.34 ↑ +2%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,918.34 ↑ +2%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,012.88 ↑ +7%
BCBS PPO $2,107.42 ↑ +12%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↑ +16%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +40%
Humana COMM $2,685.79 ↑ +43%

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Esoph imped funct test > 1hr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,543.64 $356.12 – $1,929.56
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $763.05 $534.93 – $534.93
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $674.00 $366.65 – $989.94
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $674.00 $374.86 – $1,012.12
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $2,685.79 – $2,685.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,393.73 $286.88 – $2,090.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,393.73 $278.75 – $1,742.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,543.64 $356.12 – $1,929.56

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