Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL
7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984
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Cash price 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 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.
$13.40 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $248.26 with Humana — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $13.40 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $13.40 | — |
| TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK | MCD | $18.49 | — |
| United | STARPLUS | $18.77 | — |
| United | STARPerinate | $18.77 | — |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $18.77 | — |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $18.77 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $18.77 | — |
| United | CHIP | $18.77 | — |
| United | STAR | $18.77 | — |
| United | STARKids | $18.77 | — |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $19.71 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $20.27 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $20.27 | — |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $20.65 | — |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $20.65 | — |
| Molina | CHIP | $20.65 | — |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $20.65 | — |
| WellMed | MGMCR | $22.23 | — |
| Devoted Health | MME | $22.34 | — |
| Triwest Veterans | FEDERAL | $22.34 | — |
| Mutual of Omaha | MGMCR | $22.34 | — |
| Humana | MGMCR | $22.34 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $22.34 | — |
| BCBS | MGMCRHMO | $22.34 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $22.34 | — |
| Devoted Health | HMO | $22.34 | — |
| Devoted Health | PPO | $22.34 | — |
| Devoted Health | POS | $22.34 | — |
| Devoted Health | MCR | $22.34 | — |
| Amerigroup | DualEligible | $22.34 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $22.34 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $22.34 | — |
| Devoted Health | SNP | $22.34 | — |
| United | MGMCR | $22.45 | — |
| Aetna | MCR | $22.53 | — |
| Care N Care | MGMCR | $22.56 | — |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCR | $22.79 | — |
| Integranet | MGMCR | $23.01 | — |
| WellCare | MGMCR | $23.01 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRPPO | $23.46 | — |
| Humana | MGMCD | $23.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRHMO | $23.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRDualEligible | $23.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRPFFS | $23.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRPOS | $23.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRSNP | $23.46 | — |
| American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. | MGMCR | $23.46 | — |
| ProCare Advantge | MCR | $23.46 | — |
| Provider Partners Health Plan | MCR | $23.68 | — |
| Texas Independent Health Plan | MGMCR | $23.68 | — |
| Humana | Tricare | $24.08 | — |
| Molina | MME | $24.35 | — |
| Molina | MMP | $24.35 | — |
| Molina | MCR | $24.35 | — |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $24.57 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $24.82 | — |
| Universal Healthcare Group | MCR | $26.81 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $28.41 | — |
| Verda Health Plan | MGMCR | $29.04 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRPOS | $33.51 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRHMO | $33.51 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRPPO | $33.51 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRSNP | $33.51 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRPFFS | $33.51 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $33.96 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $39.09 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $39.09 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $39.13 | — |
| Superior | ValueHMO | $39.99 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $40.66 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $40.66 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $41.67 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $41.67 | — |
| USA Managed Care | WORKERSCOMP | $42.45 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $42.67 | — |
| Corvel Corporation | WORKERSCOMP | $44.23 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $44.68 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $49.04 | — |
| Superior | HMO | $50.04 | — |
| Superior | EPO | $50.04 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $58.08 | — |
| Molina Healthcare | HIX | $58.53 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $85.23 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $85.32 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $95.20 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $95.20 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $95.20 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $120.49 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $248.26 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $346.24 | $10.00 – $168.07 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $245.70 | $18.77 – $92.78 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | Dallas | $407.00 | $17.83 – $76.81 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $407.00 | $17.83 – $101.57 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $22.34 – $58.53 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $505.14 | $20.11 – $86.01 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $346.24 | $12.00 – $201.69 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $346.24 | $12.00 – $168.07 |