Injection, pentamidine iseth 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

$536.63

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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$536.63

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.

$37.56 with Superior Health Plan vs $852.21 with Cigna — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $37.56 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $37.56 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $37.56 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $37.56 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $37.56 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $59.03 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $72.45 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $75.13 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $87.47 ↓ -84%
Superior EPO $107.33 ↓ -80%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $107.33 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $107.33 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $107.33 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $115.38 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $127.72 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $128.79 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $134.16 ↓ -75%
Aetna Meritain $137.38 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $137.38 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $160.99 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $181.38 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $187.82 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $214.65 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $238.26 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $241.48 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $262.95 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $268.31 ↓ -50%
BCBS BluePremier $290.08 ↓ -46%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $295.15 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $295.15 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $295.15 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $295.15 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $295.15 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $300.51 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $311.25 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $316.08 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $316.08 ↓ -41%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $358.70 ↓ -33%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $358.70 ↓ -33%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $359.54 ↓ -33%
Humana COMM $369.56 ↓ -31%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $375.64 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $375.64 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $381.01 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $402.47 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $429.30 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $429.30 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $456.14 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $477.60 ↓ -11%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $525.05 ↓ -2%
BCBS BlueEssentials $525.05 ↓ -2%
Unicare MCD $536.63 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $536.63 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $536.63 ↑ +0%
BCBS EPOSOA $551.04 ↑ +3%
BCBS PPO $577.03 ↑ +8%
Cigna LocalPlus $602.98 ↑ +12%
Cigna NewBusiness $603.58 ↑ +12%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $673.63 ↑ +26%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $673.63 ↑ +26%
Cigna HMO $673.63 ↑ +26%
Cigna AllOther $852.21 ↑ +59%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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Injection, pentamidine iseth at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $369.56 – $369.56
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $23.80 $203.78 – $503.17
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,727.48 $203.78 – $503.17
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $782.53 $388.85 – $415.12
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle $2,205.42 $358.70 – $602.98
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE $2,172.38 $358.70 – $602.98
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW $1,759.40 $358.70 – $602.98
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco $783.41 $344.14 – $602.98

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