Ultrasound guide intraoperative at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL
7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984
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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.
$84.80 with BCBS vs $1,624.96 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 | BluePremier | $84.80 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $85.45 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $85.45 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $96.26 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $113.75 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $113.75 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $113.75 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $113.75 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $113.75 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $131.98 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $141.38 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $141.38 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $165.82 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $178.75 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $219.37 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $227.49 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $253.74 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $253.74 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $266.14 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $278.53 | — |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $308.74 | — |
| Religious Order of Jehovah Witness | LOGOV | $324.99 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $349.37 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $389.99 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $398.12 | — |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | NarrowNetwork | $414.36 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $419.24 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $484.73 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $549.24 | — |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan | $568.74 | — |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $649.98 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $649.98 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $721.48 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $731.23 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $731.23 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCR | $796.23 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $812.48 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $856.35 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $893.73 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $893.73 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $893.73 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $893.73 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $893.73 | — |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $909.98 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $942.48 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $957.10 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $957.10 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | COMM | $1,088.72 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $1,137.47 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $1,137.47 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $1,137.47 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $1,153.72 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $1,218.72 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $1,299.97 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $1,299.97 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $1,381.22 | — |
| Optum Health (URN) | COMM | $1,446.21 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $1,624.96 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $1,624.96 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $1,624.96 | — |
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Ultrasound guide intraoperative at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $632.90 | $130.46 – $896.61 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $632.85 | $100.78 – $100.78 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | Dallas | $1,155.00 | $110.24 – $110.24 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $1,155.00 | $110.24 – $285.01 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $484.73 – $484.73 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $656.12 | $135.05 – $984.18 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $488.56 | $97.71 – $610.70 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $632.90 | $149.38 – $896.61 |