Remove esophagus obstruction 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

$4,140.64

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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$4,140.64

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.

$79.65 with BCBS vs $4,140.64 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $79.65 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $80.26 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $80.26 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $172.75 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $236.85 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $238.34 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentials $238.34 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $249.98 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $253.72 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $253.72 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $261.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $289.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $289.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $289.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $289.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $289.84 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $297.59 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $373.67 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $455.47 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $558.99 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $579.69 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $786.72 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $828.13 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $890.24 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $993.75 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,014.46 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $1,055.86 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,068.29 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,093.13 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,093.13 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $1,221.49 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,221.49 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,221.49 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,399.54 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $1,449.22 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $1,544.46 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,656.26 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,656.26 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,838.44 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,863.29 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,863.29 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,028.91 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,070.32 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,182.12 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,277.35 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,277.35 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,277.35 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,277.35 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,277.35 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,318.76 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,401.57 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,438.84 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,438.84 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $2,774.23 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,898.45 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,898.45 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,898.45 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,939.85 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,105.48 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,312.51 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $3,312.51 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,519.54 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $3,685.17 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $4,140.64 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,140.64 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,140.64 ↑ +0%

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