MRA without cont, lwr ext 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.

$302.95 with BCBS vs $6,487.06 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
BCBS BluePremier $302.95
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $305.28
BCBS MyBlueHealth $305.28
United SmallGroup $313.62
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $454.09
Superior Health Plan STARKids $454.09
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $454.09
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $454.09
Superior Health Plan CHIP $454.09
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Optum Health MCD $713.58
Cigna IFP $875.75
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53
Cigna QHP $908.19
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80
BCBS PPO $995.08
Aetna QHPHIX $1,057.39
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,297.41
United OptionsPPO $1,394.72
Aetna NewBusiness $1,543.92
Unicare CHIP $1,556.89
Aetna COMM $1,660.69
Aetna Meritain $1,660.69
Aetna OON $1,946.12
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,192.63
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $2,270.47
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,594.82
BCBS Traditional $2,880.25
City of McKinney COMM $2,919.18
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,919.18
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $3,178.66
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,243.53
Aetna ASA $3,418.68
Aetna WCOMP $3,567.88
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,567.88
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,567.88
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,567.88
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,567.88
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,632.75
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,762.49
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,820.88
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,820.88
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $4,346.33
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,540.94
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,540.94
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,605.81
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,865.30
USA Managed Care COMM $5,189.65
USC Health Services COMM $5,189.65
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,514.00
Optum Health (URN) COMM $5,773.48
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,487.06
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,487.06
Unicare MCD $6,487.06

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MRA without cont, lwr ext at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,691.95 $466.08 – $2,396.93
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $3,082.65 $360.05 – $360.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,754.28 $361.09 – $2,631.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,754.28 $350.86 – $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 $1,754.28 $563.12 – $2,631.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,754.28 $607.02 – $2,700.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,754.28 $584.76 – $2,631.42

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