Esophageal dilat s&i 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

$1,712.76

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,712.76

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.

$37.48 with BCBS vs $1,712.76 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
BCBS BluePremier $37.48 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $37.77 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $37.77 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $112.15 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $112.15 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $117.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $119.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $119.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $119.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $119.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $119.89 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $123.10 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $139.16 ↓ -92%
Optum Health MCD $188.40 ↓ -89%
Aetna NewBusiness $190.80 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $204.39 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $204.39 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $231.22 ↓ -87%
Aetna OON $239.73 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $239.79 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $325.42 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $342.55 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $368.24 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $411.06 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $419.63 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $441.89 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $452.17 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $452.17 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $505.26 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $505.26 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $505.26 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $578.91 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $582.80 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $638.86 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $685.10 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $685.10 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $760.47 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $770.74 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $770.74 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $839.25 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $856.38 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $902.62 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $942.02 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $942.02 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $942.02 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $942.02 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $942.02 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $959.15 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $993.40 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,008.82 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,008.82 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,147.55 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,198.93 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,198.93 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,198.93 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,216.06 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,284.57 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,370.21 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,370.21 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,455.85 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,524.36 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,712.76 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,712.76 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,712.76 ↑ +0%

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Esophageal dilat s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $330.65 $57.66 – $468.43
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $523.80 $44.54 – $44.54
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $1,015.00 $48.72 – $48.72
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $1,015.00 $48.72 – $412.05
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $582.80 – $582.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $647.65 $96.87 – $971.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $582.56 $96.87 – $728.21
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