Esophagus motility study 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

$2,689.46

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$2,689.46

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.

$188.26 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,689.46 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

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 $188.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $188.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $188.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $188.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $188.26 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $295.14 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $295.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $343.92 ↓ -87%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $343.92 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $363.08 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $376.52 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $438.38 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $537.89 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $578.23 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $609.04 ↓ -77%
BCBS BlueEssentials $609.04 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $639.06 ↓ -76%
Aetna NewBusiness $640.09 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $645.47 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $658.92 ↓ -75%
BCBS PPO $669.07 ↓ -75%
Aetna COMM $688.50 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $688.50 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $693.88 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $710.02 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $710.02 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $753.36 ↓ -72%
Cigna HMO $793.39 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $793.39 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $793.39 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $806.84 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $909.04 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $1,003.17 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,075.78 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,194.12 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,210.26 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,210.26 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,317.84 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,344.73 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,417.35 ↓ -47%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -46%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,479.20 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,479.20 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,479.20 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,479.20 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,479.20 ↓ -45%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,506.10 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,559.89 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,584.09 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,584.09 ↓ -41%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -38%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,801.94 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,882.62 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,882.62 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,882.62 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,909.52 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,017.10 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,151.57 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,151.57 ↓ -20%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↓ -19%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,286.04 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $2,393.62 ↓ -11%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↓ -2%
Unicare MCD $2,689.46 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,689.46 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,689.46 ↑ +0%

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