Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) 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

$5,259.41

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$5,259.41

Gross charge

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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.

$350.85 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 $350.85 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $356.19 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $356.19 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $356.19 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $356.19 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $356.19 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $356.19 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $356.19 ↓ -93%
United STAR $356.19 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $356.19 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $356.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $368.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $368.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $368.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $368.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $368.16 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $374.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $384.69 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $384.69 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $391.81 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $391.81 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $391.81 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $391.81 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $445.24 ↓ -92%
BCBS BluePremier $462.04 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $578.54 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -88%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $710.02 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $736.32 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -84%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -80%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,051.88 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $1,130.77 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $1,262.26 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -72%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -69%
Humana COMM $1,662.95 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,777.68 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,840.79 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,103.76 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,335.18 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,366.73 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $2,366.73 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,577.11 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,629.70 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,771.71 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,892.68 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,892.68 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,892.68 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,892.68 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,892.68 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,945.27 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,050.46 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,097.79 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,097.79 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $3,523.80 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,681.59 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,681.59 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,734.18 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,944.56 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $4,207.53 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,207.53 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,470.50 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $4,680.87 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,259.41 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $5,259.41 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,259.41 ↑ +0%

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,341.59 $332.94 – $4,176.98
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $2,830.05 $356.19 – $384.69
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $2,644.00 $338.38 – $1,457.53
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $2,644.00 $338.38 – $1,758.64
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $1,662.95 – $1,662.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,402.40 $494.01 – $5,103.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,719.39 $332.94 – $3,399.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,341.59 $332.94 – $4,176.98

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