Porfimer sodium injection at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL
7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984
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Cash price 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 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.
$39,976.89 with United vs $203,447.46 with Cigna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | AllPayerAppendix | $39,976.89 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $39,976.89 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $39,976.89 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $60,462.65 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $74,765.64 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $74,765.64 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $109,439.56 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $109,439.56 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $114,857.36 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $120,275.16 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $143,950.02 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $144,092.76 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $150,512.49 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $160,816.75 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $160,816.75 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $160,816.75 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $203,447.46 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Porfimer sodium injection at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $25,789.12 | $24,228.42 – $65,416.73 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $150,512.49 – $150,512.49 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $8,396.28 | $22,490.02 – $22,490.02 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $8,396.28 | $22,490.02 – $22,490.02 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | not published | $83,434.12 – $83,434.12 |
| CHRISTUS Children's Hospital | San Antonio | not published | $57,017.89 – $57,017.89 |
| HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE | FRIENDSWOOD | not published | $39,976.89 – $204,927.75 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | not published | $39,976.89 – $204,927.75 |