Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL
7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984
$593.77
Cash price 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.
$593.77
Gross charge 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.
$14.25 with Aetna vs $593.77 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $14.25 | ↓ -98% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $19.62 | ↓ -97% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $20.90 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna | COMM | $20.90 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna | OON | $24.60 | ↓ -96% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $24.67 | ↓ -96% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $24.67 | ↓ -96% |
| United | SmallGroup | $24.67 | ↓ -96% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $34.94 | ↓ -94% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $40.23 | ↓ -93% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $40.23 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $41.56 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $41.56 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $41.56 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $41.56 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $41.56 | ↓ -93% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $41.84 | ↓ -93% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $41.84 | ↓ -93% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $43.91 | ↓ -93% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $44.92 | ↓ -92% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $44.97 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS | PPO | $45.98 | ↓ -92% |
| Cigna | HMO | $50.18 | ↓ -92% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $50.18 | ↓ -92% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $50.18 | ↓ -92% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $63.50 | ↓ -89% |
| Optum Health | MCD | $65.31 | ↓ -89% |
| Cigna | IFP | $80.16 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | QHP | $83.13 | ↓ -86% |
| Humana | COMM | $102.85 | ↓ -83% |
| Religious Order of Jehovah Witness | LOGOV | $118.75 | ↓ -80% |
| Oscar | HIX | $123.50 | ↓ -79% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $127.66 | ↓ -79% |
| Unicare | CHIP | $142.50 | ↓ -76% |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $145.47 | ↓ -76% |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | NarrowNetwork | $151.41 | ↓ -75% |
| Evry Health | COMM | $153.19 | ↓ -74% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $200.69 | ↓ -66% |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan | $207.82 | ↓ -65% |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $237.51 | ↓ -60% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $263.63 | ↓ -56% |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $267.20 | ↓ -55% |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $267.20 | ↓ -55% |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCR | $290.95 | ↓ -51% |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $296.88 | ↓ -50% |
| Aetna | ASA | $312.92 | ↓ -47% |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $326.57 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $326.57 | ↓ -45% |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $326.57 | ↓ -45% |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $326.57 | ↓ -45% |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $326.57 | ↓ -45% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $332.51 | ↓ -44% |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $344.39 | ↓ -42% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $349.73 | ↓ -41% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $349.73 | ↓ -41% |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | COMM | $397.83 | ↓ -33% |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $415.64 | ↓ -30% |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $415.64 | ↓ -30% |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $415.64 | ↓ -30% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $421.58 | ↓ -29% |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $445.33 | ↓ -25% |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $475.02 | ↓ -20% |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $475.02 | ↓ -20% |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $504.70 | ↓ -15% |
| Optum Health (URN) | COMM | $528.46 | ↓ -11% |
| Unicare | MCD | $593.77 | ↑ +0% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $593.77 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $593.77 | ↑ +0% |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $110.02 | $27.61 – $137.53 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $303.00 | $16.57 – $49.48 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | Dallas | $94.50 | $12.63 – $76.73 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $94.50 | $12.63 – $78.45 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $102.85 – $102.85 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $369.31 | $88.51 – $88.51 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $139.48 | $28.71 – $209.21 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $113.42 | $22.68 – $141.78 |