Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL
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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.
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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.
$34.57 with BCBS vs $2,167.90 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.
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 |
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| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $34.57 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $34.57 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $63.18 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $67.49 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $67.49 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $79.88 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $102.94 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $102.94 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $107.98 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $113.03 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $151.75 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $151.75 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $151.75 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $151.75 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $151.75 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $238.47 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $292.67 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $303.51 | — |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $411.90 | — |
| Religious Order of Jehovah Witness | LOGOV | $433.58 | — |
| Superior | ValueHMO | $433.58 | — |
| Superior | EPO | $433.58 | — |
| Superior | HMO | $433.58 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $453.09 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $520.30 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $531.14 | — |
| Molina Healthcare | HIX | $541.98 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $559.32 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $732.75 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $867.16 | — |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $867.16 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $897.51 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $975.55 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $975.55 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $975.55 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCR | $1,062.27 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $1,083.95 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $1,094.79 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $1,192.35 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $1,192.35 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $1,192.35 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $1,192.35 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $1,192.35 | — |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $1,214.02 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $1,242.21 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $1,242.21 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $1,257.38 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | COMM | $1,452.49 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $1,517.53 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $1,517.53 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $1,539.21 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $1,625.92 | — |
| Multiplan | PHCSPrimaryNetwork | $1,625.92 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $1,734.32 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $1,734.32 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $1,842.71 | — |
| Optum Health (URN) | COMM | $1,929.43 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $2,167.90 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $2,167.90 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $2,167.90 | — |
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Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $909.17 | $50.46 – $1,288.00 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $720.15 | $38.98 – $38.98 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | Dallas | $818.50 | $42.64 – $42.64 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $818.50 | $42.64 – $136.06 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $110.89 – $110.89 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $799.40 | $84.77 – $1,199.11 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $906.04 | $84.77 – $1,132.55 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $909.17 | $57.78 – $1,288.00 |