Str markers specimen anal 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

$2,623.58

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.

$2,623.58

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.

$139.84 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $2,623.58 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.

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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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $139.84 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $139.84 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $183.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $183.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $183.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $183.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $183.65 ↓ -93%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $192.84 ↓ -93%
United STAR $195.78 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $195.78 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $195.78 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $195.78 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $195.78 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $195.78 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $195.78 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $195.78 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $205.57 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $211.44 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $211.44 ↓ -92%
Molina STAR+PLUS $215.36 ↓ -92%
Molina MCDSTAR $215.36 ↓ -92%
Molina CHIP $215.36 ↓ -92%
Molina STARKIDS $215.36 ↓ -92%
WellMed MGMCR $231.90 ↓ -91%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $233.07 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health PPO $233.07 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health SNP $233.07 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health HMO $233.07 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health POS $233.07 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health MCR $233.07 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health MME $233.07 ↓ -91%
Triwest Veterans FEDERAL $233.07 ↓ -91%
Humana MGMCR $233.07 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $233.07 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $233.07 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $233.07 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup DualEligible $233.07 ↓ -91%
BCBS MCRPPO $233.07 ↓ -91%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $233.07 ↓ -91%
United MGMCR $234.24 ↓ -91%
Aetna MCR $235.05 ↓ -91%
Care N Care MGMCR $235.40 ↓ -91%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $237.73 ↓ -91%
WellCare MGMCR $240.06 ↓ -91%
Integranet MGMCR $240.06 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $244.72 ↓ -91%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $244.72 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $244.72 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $244.72 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $244.72 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $244.72 ↓ -91%
Humana MGMCD $244.72 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $244.72 ↓ -91%
ProCare Advantge MCR $244.72 ↓ -91%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $247.05 ↓ -91%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $247.05 ↓ -91%
Molina MCR $254.05 ↓ -90%
Molina MMP $254.05 ↓ -90%
Molina MME $254.05 ↓ -90%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $256.38 ↓ -90%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $279.68 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $288.59 ↓ -89%
Aetna QHPHIX $296.46 ↓ -89%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $302.99 ↓ -88%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $349.61 ↓ -87%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $349.61 ↓ -87%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $349.61 ↓ -87%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $349.61 ↓ -87%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $349.61 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $354.18 ↓ -87%
BCBS BluePremier $354.27 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $367.30 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $407.87 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $407.87 ↓ -84%
Aetna NewBusiness $408.33 ↓ -84%
Superior ValueHMO $417.20 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $424.19 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $424.19 ↓ -84%
Aetna Meritain $434.90 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMM $434.90 ↓ -83%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $442.83 ↓ -83%
BCBS EPOSOA $445.16 ↓ -83%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $461.48 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $466.14 ↓ -82%
Aetna OON $511.81 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $522.08 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $522.08 ↓ -80%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $524.72 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $564.07 ↓ -78%
Oscar HIX $605.98 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare HIX $610.64 ↓ -77%
Unicare CHIP $629.66 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $642.78 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $669.01 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $676.88 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $886.77 ↓ -66%
Cigna LocalPlus $888.40 ↓ -66%
Cigna NewBusiness $889.28 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $918.25 ↓ -65%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $992.28 ↓ -62%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $992.28 ↓ -62%
Cigna HMO $992.28 ↓ -62%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,049.43 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,164.87 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,180.61 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,180.61 ↓ -55%
Cigna AllOther $1,255.85 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,285.55 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,311.79 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,382.63 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,442.97 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,442.97 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,442.97 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,442.97 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,442.97 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,469.20 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,521.68 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,545.29 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,545.29 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,757.80 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,836.51 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,836.51 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,836.51 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,862.74 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,967.68 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $2,098.86 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,098.86 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,230.04 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $2,334.99 ↓ -11%
Humana COMM $2,388.96 ↓ -9%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,623.58 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,623.58 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,623.58 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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