Thyroid met uptake 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

$947.90

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.

$947.90

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.

$66.35 with Superior Health Plan vs $947.90 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $66.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $66.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $66.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $66.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $66.35 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $75.89 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $76.48 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $76.48 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $87.96 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $104.27 ↓ -89%
Aetna NewBusiness $120.60 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $127.97 ↓ -86%
Aetna Meritain $129.19 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $129.19 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $132.71 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $151.53 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $180.10 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $189.58 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $203.80 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $227.10 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentials $227.10 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $227.50 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $232.24 ↓ -75%
Humana COMM $236.04 ↓ -75%
BCBS EPOSOA $238.19 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $241.71 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $244.56 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO $249.28 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $320.39 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $331.76 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $379.16 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $379.16 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $420.87 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $426.56 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $426.56 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $464.47 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $473.95 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $499.54 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $521.35 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $521.35 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $521.35 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $521.35 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $521.35 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $530.82 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $549.78 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $558.31 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $558.31 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $635.09 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $663.53 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $663.53 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $663.53 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $673.01 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $710.92 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $758.32 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $758.32 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $805.72 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $843.63 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $947.90 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $947.90 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $947.90 ↑ +0%

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Thyroid met uptake at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $398.40 $112.88 – $564.40
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $236.04 – $236.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $398.40 $82.00 – $597.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $398.40 $79.68 – $498.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $398.40 $106.24 – $564.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $398.40 $127.89 – $597.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $398.40 $205.84 – $597.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $398.40 $132.80 – $597.60

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