MRI breast c-+ w/cad uni 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.

$356.27 with BCBS vs $8,413.52 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $356.27
BCBS MyBlueHealth $370.99
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $370.99
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $397.49
United SmallGroup $397.49
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $588.95
Superior Health Plan CHIP $588.95
Superior Health Plan STARKids $588.95
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $588.95
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $588.95
United AllPayerAppendix $639.07
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
Optum Health MCD $925.49
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Cigna IFP $1,135.83
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,145.37
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,145.37
Cigna QHP $1,177.89
BCBS EPOSOA $1,201.32
BCBS PPO $1,257.26
Aetna OON $1,314.00
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,598.57
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,682.70
United OptionsPPO $1,808.91
Unicare CHIP $2,019.24
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,843.77
Prominence Health Plan HIX $3,365.41
BCBS Traditional $3,735.60
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,786.08
City of McKinney COMM $3,786.08
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $4,122.62
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,206.76
Aetna ASA $4,433.93
Cigna Lifesource COMM $4,627.44
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,627.44
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,627.44
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,627.44
Aetna WCOMP $4,627.44
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $4,711.57
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,879.84
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,955.56
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,955.56
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $5,637.06
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,889.46
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,889.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,973.60
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,310.14
USC Health Services COMM $6,730.82
USA Managed Care COMM $6,730.82
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,151.49
Optum Health (URN) COMM $7,488.03
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,413.52
Unicare MCD $8,413.52
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,413.52

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MRI breast c-+ w/cad uni at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,003.54 $567.67 – $2,838.35
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $1,880.00 $332.87 – $1,057.04
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $1,880.00 $332.87 – $1,057.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $346.24 $71.27 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,645.45 $329.09 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,003.54 $534.28 – $2,838.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $346.24 $111.14 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $346.24 $178.89 – $2,700.00

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