Ghs inf midline insertion 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

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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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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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$389.84 with Optum Health vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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

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
Optum Health MCD $389.84
Cigna IFP $478.44
Cigna QHP $496.16
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $673.36
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $708.80
United OptionsPPO $761.96
Unicare CHIP $850.56
BCBS MyBlueHealth $875.37
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $875.37
Cigna NewBusiness $935.62
Cigna LocalPlus $935.62
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
BCBS BluePremier $1,034.85
Cigna HMO $1,045.49
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,045.49
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,045.49
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,130.54
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,130.54
BCBS EPOSOA $1,187.25
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,197.88
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,240.41
BCBS PPO $1,240.41
Cigna AllOther $1,321.92
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,417.61
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00
BCBS Traditional $1,573.54
City of McKinney COMM $1,594.81
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,736.57
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,772.01
Aetna ASA $1,867.70
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,949.21
Aetna WCOMP $1,949.21
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,949.21
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,949.21
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,949.21
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,984.65
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,055.53
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,087.43
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,087.43
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Humana COMM $2,292.40
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $2,374.49
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,480.81
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,480.81
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,480.81
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,516.25
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,658.01
USA Managed Care COMM $2,835.22
USC Health Services COMM $2,835.22
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,012.42
Optum Health (URN) COMM $3,154.18
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,544.02
Unicare MCD $3,544.02
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,544.02
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Ghs inf midline insertion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,934.63 $548.14 – $2,740.72
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $1,241.85 not published
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $2,292.40 – $2,292.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $824.08 $71.00 – $1,236.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,916.11 $71.00 – $2,395.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,934.63 $515.90 – $2,740.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $824.08 $85.00 – $1,236.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $824.08 $425.77 – $1,236.11

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