Ultrasound guide tissue ablation 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

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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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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.

$99.07 with Aetna vs $4,245.10 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Aetna QHPHIX $99.07
Aetna NewBusiness $135.84
BCBS BluePremier $137.27
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $138.32
BCBS MyBlueHealth $138.32
Aetna COMM $145.51
Aetna Meritain $145.51
Aetna OON $170.67
Superior Health Plan CHIP $297.16
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $297.16
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $297.16
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $297.16
Superior Health Plan STARKids $297.16
Humana COMM $326.26
BCBS BlueEssentials $410.75
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $410.75
BCBS EPOSOA $430.81
BCBS PPO $450.87
Optum Health MCD $466.96
Cigna IFP $573.09
Cigna QHP $594.31
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $806.57
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $849.02
United OptionsPPO $912.70
Unicare CHIP $1,018.82
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,040.05
Evry Health COMM $1,095.24
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,434.84
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,698.04
Curative Administrators COMM $1,698.04
BCBS Traditional $1,884.82
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,910.30
City of McKinney COMM $1,910.30
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,080.10
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,122.55
Aetna ASA $2,237.17
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,334.81
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,334.81
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,334.81
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,334.81
Aetna WCOMP $2,334.81
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,377.26
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,462.16
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,500.36
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,500.36
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $2,844.22
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,971.57
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,971.57
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,971.57
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,014.02
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,183.82
USA Managed Care COMM $3,396.08
USC Health Services COMM $3,396.08
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,608.34
Optum Health (URN) COMM $3,778.14
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,245.10
Unicare MCD $4,245.10
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,245.10

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Ultrasound guide tissue ablation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $422.75 $119.78 – $598.89
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $2,068.50 $163.14 – $163.14
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $326.26 – $326.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $474.95 $97.76 – $712.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $400.79 $80.16 – $500.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $422.75 $112.73 – $598.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $474.95 $152.46 – $712.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $474.95 $245.39 – $712.43

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