MRA chest wwo IV cont 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

$5,028.19

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.

$5,028.19

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.

$351.97 with Superior Health Plan vs $5,028.19 with Unicare — 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 $351.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $351.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $351.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $351.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $351.97 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $496.41 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $500.22 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22 ↓ -90%
Optum Health MCD $553.10 ↓ -89%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -88%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $678.81 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $703.95 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $819.59 ↓ -84%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,005.64 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,081.06 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,196.71 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $1,206.77 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $1,287.22 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $1,287.22 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $1,508.46 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -69%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,699.53 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,759.87 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,011.28 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,232.52 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,262.69 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,262.69 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,463.81 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,514.09 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,649.86 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $2,765.50 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,765.50 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,765.50 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,765.50 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,765.50 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,815.79 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,916.35 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,961.60 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,961.60 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $3,368.89 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,519.73 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,519.73 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,570.01 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,771.14 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,022.55 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $4,022.55 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,273.96 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $4,475.09 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,028.19 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,028.19 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $5,028.19 ↑ +0%

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MRA chest wwo IV cont at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $2,939.25 $589.96 – $589.96
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $10,418.18 $672.06 – $699.43
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $1,654.38 $538.41 – $3,545.10
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,943.20 $458.22 – $5,552.00
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HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $8,469.49 $672.06 – $699.43
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