MRA w/cont, lwr ext 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.
$496.41 with BCBS vs $7,113.04 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.
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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| BCBS | BluePremier | $496.41 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $497.91 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $497.91 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $497.91 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $497.91 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $497.91 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $500.22 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $500.22 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $616.10 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $616.10 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $782.43 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $828.27 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $960.26 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $995.83 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $1,159.43 | — |
| Religious Order of Jehovah Witness | LOGOV | $1,422.61 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $1,485.40 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $1,485.40 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,529.30 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $1,557.95 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $1,630.50 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $1,692.90 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $1,707.13 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $1,820.94 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $1,820.94 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $2,133.91 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $2,404.21 | — |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan | $2,489.56 | — |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $2,845.22 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $3,158.19 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $3,200.87 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $3,200.87 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCR | $3,485.39 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $3,556.52 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $3,748.57 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $3,912.17 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $3,912.17 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $3,912.17 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $3,912.17 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $3,912.17 | — |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $3,983.30 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $4,125.56 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $4,189.58 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $4,189.58 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | COMM | $4,765.74 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $4,979.13 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $4,979.13 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $5,050.26 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $5,334.78 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $5,690.43 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $5,690.43 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $6,046.08 | — |
| Optum Health (URN) | COMM | $6,330.61 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $7,113.04 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $7,113.04 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $7,113.04 | — |
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MRA w/cont, lwr ext at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,691.95 | $479.39 – $2,396.93 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $2,007.60 | $413.23 – $3,011.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $2,007.60 | $401.52 – $2,577.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,691.95 | $451.19 – $2,577.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $2,007.60 | $644.44 – $3,011.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $2,007.60 | $952.69 – $3,011.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $2,007.60 | $669.20 – $3,011.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $1,691.95 | $451.19 – $2,396.93 |