Esoph imped function test 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

$844.68

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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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$844.68

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.

$59.13 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,636.00 with Oscar — 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 $59.13 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $59.13 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $59.13 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $59.13 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $59.13 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $92.91 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $114.03 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $118.26 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $137.68 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $168.94 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $181.61 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $201.03 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $202.72 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $206.95 ↓ -75%
Aetna Meritain $216.24 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $216.24 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $217.93 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $223.00 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $223.00 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $249.18 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $249.18 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $249.18 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $253.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS BluePremier $273.03 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $285.50 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $315.07 ↓ -63%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $318.15 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $318.15 ↓ -62%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $337.87 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $375.04 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $380.11 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $380.11 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $413.89 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $422.34 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $445.15 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $464.57 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $464.57 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $464.57 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $464.57 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $464.57 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $473.02 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $489.91 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $497.52 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $497.52 ↓ -41%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $563.41 ↓ -33%
BCBS BlueEssentials $563.41 ↓ -33%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $565.94 ↓ -33%
BCBS EPOSOA $591.18 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $591.28 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $591.28 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $591.28 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $599.72 ↓ -29%
BCBS PPO $618.94 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $633.51 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $675.74 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $675.74 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $717.98 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $751.77 ↓ -11%
Humana COMM $760.58 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $844.68 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $844.68 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $844.68 ↑ +0%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↑ +72%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00 ↑ +75%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↑ +98%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↑ +157%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +212%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $800.22 $206.06 – $1,000.27
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MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $760.58 – $760.58
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $800.22 $206.06 – $1,000.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,036.73 $206.06 – $1,555.10
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