Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl 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

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$6.30 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $106.00 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $6.30
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $6.30
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $8.69
United STARPLUS $8.82
United STARPerinate $8.82
Amerigroup CHIP $8.82
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $8.82
Amerigroup MGMCD $8.82
United CHIP $8.82
United STAR $8.82
United STARKids $8.82
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $9.26
Aetna Better Health CHIP $9.53
Aetna Better Health MCD $9.53
Molina STAR+PLUS $9.70
Molina MCDSTAR $9.70
Molina CHIP $9.70
Molina STARKIDS $9.70
WellMed MGMCR $10.45
Devoted Health MME $10.50
Triwest Veterans FEDERAL $10.50
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $10.50
Humana MGMCR $10.50
United SmallGroup $10.50
BCBS MGMCRHMO $10.50
BCBS MCRPPO $10.50
Devoted Health HMO $10.50
Devoted Health PPO $10.50
Devoted Health POS $10.50
Devoted Health MCR $10.50
Amerigroup DualEligible $10.50
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $10.50
United AllPayerAppendix $10.50
Devoted Health SNP $10.50
United MGMCR $10.55
Aetna MCR $10.59
Care N Care MGMCR $10.61
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $10.71
Integranet MGMCR $10.81
WellCare MGMCR $10.81
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $11.03
Humana MGMCD $11.03
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $11.03
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $11.03
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $11.03
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $11.03
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $11.03
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $11.03
ProCare Advantge MCR $11.03
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $11.13
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $11.13
Humana Tricare $11.31
Molina MME $11.45
Molina MMP $11.45
Molina MCR $11.45
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $11.55
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $11.66
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $12.60
Aetna QHPHIX $13.36
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $13.65
Bravo Health MCRPOS $15.75
Bravo Health MCRHMO $15.75
Bravo Health MCRPPO $15.75
Bravo Health MCRSNP $15.75
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $15.75
BCBS BluePremier $15.96
BCBS MyBlueHealth $18.38
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $18.38
Aetna NewBusiness $18.40
Superior ValueHMO $18.80
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $19.11
BCBS BlueEssentials $19.11
Aetna COMM $19.59
Aetna Meritain $19.59
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $19.95
BCBS EPOSOA $20.05
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $20.79
BCBS PPO $21.00
Aetna OON $23.06
Superior HMO $23.52
Superior EPO $23.52
Oscar HIX $27.30
Molina Healthcare HIX $27.51
Cigna LocalPlus $40.03
Cigna NewBusiness $40.07
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $44.71
Cigna HMO $44.71
Cigna NetworkBenefit $44.71
Cigna AllOther $56.59
Humana COMM $106.00
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $79.81 $8.82 – $80.62
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $99.45 $8.82 – $39.31
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $239.00 $8.38 – $36.09
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $239.00 $8.38 – $47.75
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $10.50 – $27.51
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $43.92 $9.45 – $40.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $67.98 $12.00 – $96.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $71.36 $8.82 – $80.62

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →