Intro cath svc/ivc 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.

$307.09 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
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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 $307.09
Cigna IFP $376.88
Cigna QHP $390.84
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $530.43
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $558.35
United OptionsPPO $600.22
Unicare CHIP $670.02
BCBS MyBlueHealth $689.56
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $689.56
Cigna LocalPlus $737.02
Cigna NewBusiness $737.02
BCBS BluePremier $815.19
Cigna NetworkBenefit $823.56
Cigna HMO $823.56
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $823.56
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $890.56
BCBS BlueEssentials $890.56
BCBS EPOSOA $935.23
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $943.60
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $977.11
BCBS PPO $977.11
Cigna AllOther $1,041.32
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,116.69
BCBS Traditional $1,239.53
City of McKinney COMM $1,256.28
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,367.95
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,395.87
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
Aetna ASA $1,471.24
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,535.45
Aetna WCOMP $1,535.45
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,535.45
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,535.45
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,535.45
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,563.37
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,619.20
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,644.33
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,644.33
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,870.46
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,954.21
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,954.21
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,954.21
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,982.13
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,093.80
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
USA Managed Care COMM $2,233.38
USC Health Services COMM $2,233.38
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,372.97
Optum Health (URN) COMM $2,484.64
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Humana COMM $2,533.98
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,791.73
Unicare MCD $2,791.73
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,791.73
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
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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Intro cath svc/ivc at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,077.20 $588.54 – $2,942.70
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $1,572.75 not published
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $2,533.98 – $2,533.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,885.85 $71.00 – $2,828.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,165.96 $71.00 – $2,707.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,077.20 $553.92 – $2,942.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,885.85 $85.00 – $2,828.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,885.85 $974.36 – $2,828.78

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