Prostate ca screening; dre 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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Cash price

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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.

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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.

$21.26 with BCBS vs $147.29 with Humana — 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
BCBS BluePremier $21.26
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $24.78
BCBS MyBlueHealth $24.78
BCBS BlueEssentials $43.88
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $43.88
BCBS EPOSOA $46.04
BCBS PPO $48.20
Humana COMM $147.29

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Prostate ca screening; dre at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $85.50 $12.24 – $12.24
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas not published $27.66 – $27.66
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $147.29 – $147.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $33.68 $6.93 – $50.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $29.70 $5.94 – $37.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $33.68 $10.81 – $50.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $33.68 $8.00 – $50.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $29.70 $9.90 – $44.55

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →