Ghs protoporphyrins fract 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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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.

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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.

$8.61 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,387.61 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $8.61
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $8.61
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $11.87
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $12.05
United CHIP $12.05
United STARPLUS $12.05
United STARPerinate $12.05
Amerigroup CHIP $12.05
United STAR $12.05
Amerigroup MGMCD $12.05
United STARKids $12.05
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $12.65
Aetna Better Health CHIP $13.01
Aetna Better Health MCD $13.01
Molina CHIP $13.26
Molina MCDSTAR $13.26
Molina STARKIDS $13.26
Molina STAR+PLUS $13.26
WellMed MGMCR $14.28
Triwest Veterans FEDERAL $14.35
Devoted Health MME $14.35
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $14.35
Devoted Health MCR $14.35
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $14.35
Devoted Health PPO $14.35
Devoted Health SNP $14.35
Devoted Health HMO $14.35
BCBS MCRPPO $14.35
United AllPayerAppendix $14.35
Devoted Health POS $14.35
BCBS MGMCRHMO $14.35
Humana MGMCR $14.35
Amerigroup DualEligible $14.35
United SmallGroup $14.35
United MGMCR $14.42
Aetna MCR $14.47
Care N Care MGMCR $14.49
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $14.64
Integranet MGMCR $14.78
WellCare MGMCR $14.78
Humana MGMCD $15.06
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $15.07
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $15.07
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $15.07
ProCare Advantge MCR $15.07
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $15.07
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $15.07
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $15.07
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $15.07
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $15.21
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $15.21
Humana Tricare $15.46
Molina MMP $15.64
Molina MCR $15.64
Molina MME $15.64
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $15.79
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $15.94
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $17.22
Aetna QHPHIX $18.25
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $18.66
Bravo Health MCRSNP $21.52
Bravo Health MCRPPO $21.52
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $21.52
Bravo Health MCRPOS $21.52
Bravo Health MCRHMO $21.52
BCBS BluePremier $21.81
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $25.11
BCBS MyBlueHealth $25.11
Aetna NewBusiness $25.14
Superior ValueHMO $25.69
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $26.12
BCBS BlueEssentials $26.12
Aetna COMM $26.78
Aetna Meritain $26.78
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $27.26
BCBS EPOSOA $27.41
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $28.41
BCBS PPO $28.70
Aetna OON $31.51
Superior HMO $32.14
Superior EPO $32.14
Oscar HIX $37.31
Molina Healthcare HIX $37.60
Cigna LocalPlus $54.23
Cigna NewBusiness $54.28
Cigna HMO $60.57
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $60.57
Cigna NetworkBenefit $60.57
Cigna AllOther $76.66
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $97.13
Superior Health Plan CHIP $97.13
Superior Health Plan STARKids $97.13
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $97.13
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $97.13
Optum Health MCD $152.64
Humana COMM $159.36
Cigna IFP $187.33
Cigna QHP $194.27
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $277.52
United OptionsPPO $298.34
Unicare CHIP $333.03
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $339.96
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $353.84
Evry Health COMM $358.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $469.01
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $485.66
Prominence Health Plan HIX $555.04
BCBS Traditional $616.10
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $624.42
City of McKinney COMM $624.42
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $679.93
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $693.80
Aetna ASA $731.27
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $763.19
Cigna Lifesource COMM $763.19
Aetna WCOMP $763.19
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $763.19
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $763.19
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $777.06
Averde Health, Inc PPO $804.81
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $817.30
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $817.30
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $929.70
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $971.33
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $971.33
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $971.33
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $985.20
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,040.71
USC Health Services COMM $1,110.09
USA Managed Care COMM $1,110.09
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,179.47
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,234.97
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,387.61
Unicare MCD $1,387.61
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,387.61
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Ghs protoporphyrins fract at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $88.90 $10.00 – $111.12
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $39.60 $12.05 – $59.49
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $14.35 – $37.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $112.13 $12.00 – $123.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $82.35 $12.00 – $102.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $88.90 $10.00 – $111.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $112.13 $12.00 – $123.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $112.13 $8.00 – $123.53

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