Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic w/fluoroscopic or CT guidance at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL
7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984
$6,655.31
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$6,655.31
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$258.92 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $6,655.31 with Unicare — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK | MCD | $258.92 | ↓ -96% |
| United | STARPerinate | $262.86 | ↓ -96% |
| United | CHIP | $262.86 | ↓ -96% |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $262.86 | ↓ -96% |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $262.86 | ↓ -96% |
| United | STARPLUS | $262.86 | ↓ -96% |
| United | STARKids | $262.86 | ↓ -96% |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $262.86 | ↓ -96% |
| United | STAR | $262.86 | ↓ -96% |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $276.00 | ↓ -96% |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $276.00 | ↓ -96% |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $276.00 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | CHIP | $289.15 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $289.15 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $289.15 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $289.15 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $315.43 | ↓ -95% |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $315.43 | ↓ -95% |
| Humana | MGMCD | $328.58 | ↓ -95% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $465.87 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $465.87 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $465.87 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $465.87 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $465.87 | ↓ -93% |
| WellMed | MGMCR | $712.64 | ↓ -89% |
| Optum Health | MCD | $732.08 | ↓ -89% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $812.56 | ↓ -88% |
| Cigna | IFP | $898.47 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | QHP | $931.74 | ↓ -86% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $1,237.60 | ↓ -81% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $1,237.60 | ↓ -81% |
| Religious Order of Jehovah Witness | LOGOV | $1,331.06 | ↓ -80% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $1,406.36 | ↓ -79% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $1,406.36 | ↓ -79% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,430.89 | ↓ -79% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $1,475.12 | ↓ -78% |
| BCBS | PPO | $1,543.87 | ↓ -77% |
| Unicare | CHIP | $1,597.27 | ↓ -76% |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $1,630.55 | ↓ -76% |
| Evry Health | COMM | $1,717.07 | ↓ -74% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $1,757.00 | ↓ -74% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $1,757.00 | ↓ -74% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $1,796.00 | ↓ -73% |
| United | SmallGroup | $1,833.00 | ↓ -72% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $1,963.32 | ↓ -70% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $1,963.32 | ↓ -70% |
| Cigna | HMO | $1,963.32 | ↓ -70% |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $1,995.00 | ↓ -70% |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $2,012.00 | ↓ -70% |
| Humana | COMM | $2,062.48 | ↓ -69% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $2,249.49 | ↓ -66% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $2,300.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $2,482.43 | ↓ -63% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $2,513.00 | ↓ -62% |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $2,662.12 | ↓ -60% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $2,954.96 | ↓ -56% |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $2,994.89 | ↓ -55% |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCR | $3,261.10 | ↓ -51% |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $3,327.66 | ↓ -50% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $3,445.00 | ↓ -48% |
| Aetna | ASA | $3,507.35 | ↓ -47% |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $3,660.42 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $3,660.42 | ↓ -45% |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $3,660.42 | ↓ -45% |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $3,660.42 | ↓ -45% |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $3,660.42 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | COMM | $3,682.00 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $3,682.00 | ↓ -45% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $3,726.97 | ↓ -44% |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $3,860.08 | ↓ -42% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $3,919.98 | ↓ -41% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $3,919.98 | ↓ -41% |
| Aetna | OON | $4,332.00 | ↓ -35% |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | COMM | $4,459.06 | ↓ -33% |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $4,658.72 | ↓ -30% |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $4,658.72 | ↓ -30% |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $4,658.72 | ↓ -30% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $4,725.27 | ↓ -29% |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $4,991.48 | ↓ -25% |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $5,324.25 | ↓ -20% |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $5,324.25 | ↓ -20% |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $5,657.01 | ↓ -15% |
| Optum Health (URN) | COMM | $5,923.23 | ↓ -11% |
| Oscar | HIX | $6,587.00 | ↓ -1% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $6,655.31 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $6,655.31 | ↑ +0% |
| Unicare | MCD | $6,655.31 | ↑ +0% |
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Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic w/fluoroscopic or CT guidance at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,692.88 | $262.86 – $3,693.00 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $2,776.65 | $262.86 – $283.89 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,010.48 | $207.99 – $2,975.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $1,030.57 | $262.86 – $2,975.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,692.88 | $262.86 – $3,693.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,010.48 | $281.26 – $2,975.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,010.48 | $262.86 – $2,501.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $1,030.57 | $262.86 – $2,975.00 |