Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial 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

$28,057.42

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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.

$28,057.42

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.

$1,467.01 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $28,057.42 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $1,467.01 ↓ -95%
United STARPLUS $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
United STAR $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
United STARKids $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup CHIP $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
United STARPerinate $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
United CHIP $1,489.35 ↓ -95%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,563.82 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,608.50 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,608.50 ↓ -94%
Molina CHIP $1,638.29 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,638.29 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $1,638.29 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $1,638.29 ↓ -94%
BCBS BluePremier $1,664.49 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,733.27 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,733.27 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,859.25 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $1,859.25 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $1,861.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,964.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,964.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,964.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,964.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,964.02 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,291.20 ↓ -92%
Optum Health MCD $3,086.32 ↓ -89%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,141.45 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,330.77 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $3,365.20 ↓ -88%
Aetna Meritain $3,365.20 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $3,787.75 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $3,928.04 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $3,946.95 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $5,351.12 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $5,351.12 ↓ -81%
Humana COMM $5,449.23 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $5,611.48 ↓ -80%
BCBS EPOSOA $5,612.49 ↓ -80%
BCBS PPO $5,873.85 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $6,032.35 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $6,733.78 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $9,483.41 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $11,222.97 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $12,457.49 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $12,625.84 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $12,625.84 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $13,748.14 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $14,028.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $14,786.26 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $15,431.58 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $15,431.58 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $15,431.58 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $15,431.58 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $15,431.58 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $15,712.16 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $16,273.30 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $16,525.82 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $16,525.82 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $18,798.47 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $19,640.19 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $19,640.19 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $19,640.19 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $19,920.77 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $21,043.06 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $22,445.94 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $22,445.94 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $23,848.81 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $24,971.10 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $28,057.42 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $28,057.42 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $28,057.42 ↑ +0%

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Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,099.76 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,099.76 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00

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