Pulmonary vent imaging 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

$6,052.71

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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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$6,052.71

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.

$173.78 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $6,052.71 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 $173.78 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $176.43 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $176.43 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $176.43 ↓ -97%
United STAR $176.43 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $176.43 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $176.43 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $176.43 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $176.43 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $176.43 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $176.43 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $185.25 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $190.54 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $190.54 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $194.07 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $194.07 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $194.07 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $194.07 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $219.26 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $220.54 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $220.94 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $220.94 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $259.87 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $356.30 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $381.68 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $381.68 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $423.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $423.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $423.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $423.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $423.69 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $447.66 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentials $656.09 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $656.09 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $665.80 ↓ -89%
Humana COMM $683.02 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $688.13 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $720.18 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $817.12 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $847.38 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -86%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,210.54 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,301.33 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $1,452.65 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,482.91 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $1,543.44 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,561.60 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,045.82 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $2,118.45 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,421.08 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,421.08 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,687.40 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,723.72 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $2,723.72 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,965.83 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,026.36 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,189.78 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,328.99 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,328.99 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,328.99 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,328.99 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,328.99 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,389.52 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,510.57 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,565.05 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,565.05 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $4,055.32 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,236.90 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,236.90 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,236.90 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,297.42 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,539.53 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $4,842.17 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,842.17 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,144.80 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $5,386.91 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $6,052.71 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,052.71 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,052.71 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $828.73 $169.08 – $1,035.91
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