Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb 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

$18,377.91

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$18,377.91

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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.

$1,286.45 with Superior Health Plan vs $18,377.91 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,286.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,286.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,286.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,286.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,286.45 ↓ -93%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $1,442.53 ↓ -92%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
United CHIP $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
United STAR $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
United STARKids $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
United STARPLUS $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
United STARPerinate $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup CHIP $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $1,464.50 ↓ -92%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,537.73 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,581.66 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,581.66 ↓ -91%
Molina CHIP $1,610.95 ↓ -91%
Molina MCDSTAR $1,610.95 ↓ -91%
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,610.95 ↓ -91%
Molina STARKIDS $1,610.95 ↓ -91%
BCBS BluePremier $1,664.49 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,733.27 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,733.27 ↓ -91%
Humana MGMCD $1,830.63 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,859.25 ↓ -90%
United SmallGroup $1,859.25 ↓ -90%
Optum Health MCD $2,021.57 ↓ -89%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $2,200.00 ↓ -88%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,291.20 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $2,481.02 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $2,572.91 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,141.45 ↓ -83%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,330.77 ↓ -82%
Aetna COMM $3,365.20 ↓ -82%
Aetna Meritain $3,365.20 ↓ -82%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $3,675.58 ↓ -80%
Aetna OON $3,946.95 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $3,951.25 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $4,410.70 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $5,351.12 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $5,351.12 ↓ -71%
Humana COMM $5,449.19 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $5,612.49 ↓ -69%
BCBS PPO $5,873.85 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $6,211.73 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $7,351.16 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $8,159.79 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $8,270.06 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $8,270.06 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $9,005.18 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $9,188.95 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $9,685.16 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $10,107.85 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $10,107.85 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $10,107.85 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $10,107.85 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $10,107.85 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $10,291.63 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $10,659.19 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $10,824.59 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $10,824.59 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $12,313.20 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $12,864.54 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $12,864.54 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $12,864.54 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $13,048.32 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $13,783.43 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $14,702.33 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $14,702.33 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $15,621.22 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $16,356.34 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $18,377.91 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $18,377.91 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $18,377.91 ↑ +0%

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Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,028.73 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $5,005.80 $1,464.50 – $1,581.66
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $7,898.00 $1,391.28 – $5,992.73
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $7,898.00 $1,391.28 – $6,784.10
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $5,449.19 – $5,449.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,359.28 $1,103.12 – $8,038.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,264.68 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,028.73 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00

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