MRI upper extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) 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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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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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.

$229.97 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $5,259.41 with Independent Medical Systems — same scan, same building. Share

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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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $229.97
United STAR $233.47
United STARKids $233.47
United STARPLUS $233.47
United STARPerinate $233.47
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $233.47
Amerigroup MGMCD $233.47
Amerigroup CHIP $233.47
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $233.47
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $233.47
United CHIP $233.47
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $245.14
Aetna Better Health MCD $252.15
Aetna Better Health CHIP $252.15
Molina STAR+PLUS $256.82
Molina MCDSTAR $256.82
Molina CHIP $256.82
Molina STARKIDS $256.82
BCBS BluePremier $281.98
Humana MGMCD $291.84
BCBS MyBlueHealth $293.63
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $293.63
United SmallGroup $313.62
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
Superior Health Plan CHIP $368.16
Superior Health Plan STARKids $368.16
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $368.16
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $368.16
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $368.16
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Optum Health MCD $578.54
Cigna IFP $710.02
Cigna QHP $736.32
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80
BCBS PPO $995.08
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,051.88
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
United OptionsPPO $1,130.77
Humana COMM $1,204.53
Unicare CHIP $1,262.26
Aetna OON $1,314.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,777.68
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,840.79
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,103.76
BCBS Traditional $2,335.18
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,366.73
City of McKinney COMM $2,366.73
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,577.11
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,629.70
Aetna ASA $2,771.71
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,892.68
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,892.68
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,892.68
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,892.68
Aetna WCOMP $2,892.68
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,945.27
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,050.46
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,097.79
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,097.79
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $3,523.80
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,681.59
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,681.59
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,734.18
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,944.56
USC Health Services COMM $4,207.53
USA Managed Care COMM $4,207.53
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,470.50
Optum Health (URN) COMM $4,680.87
Unicare MCD $5,259.41
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,259.41
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,259.41

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MRI upper extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,074.10 $227.71 – $2,592.62
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $2,394.15 $233.47 – $252.15
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $1,906.00 $221.80 – $955.36
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $1,906.00 $221.80 – $955.36
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $1,204.53 – $1,204.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,614.40 $314.76 – $3,921.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,370.78 $227.71 – $2,963.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,074.10 $227.71 – $2,592.62

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