Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation 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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Gross charge

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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.

$32.80 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.

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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

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
BCBS BluePremier $32.80
BCBS MyBlueHealth $33.05
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $33.05
Aetna QHPHIX $45.95
Aetna NewBusiness $63.00
Aetna Meritain $67.49
Aetna COMM $67.49
Aetna OON $79.16
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $98.14
BCBS BlueEssentials $98.14
BCBS EPOSOA $102.94
BCBS PPO $107.73
Humana COMM $110.89
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $151.75
Superior Health Plan STARKids $151.75
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $151.75
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $151.75
Superior Health Plan CHIP $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
United OptionsPPO $466.10
Unicare CHIP $520.30
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $531.14
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $552.81
Evry Health COMM $559.32
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $732.75
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $758.76
Prominence Health Plan HIX $867.16
Curative Administrators COMM $867.16
BCBS Traditional $962.55
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $975.55
City of McKinney COMM $975.55
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,062.27
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,083.95
Aetna ASA $1,142.48
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,192.35
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,192.35
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,192.35
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,192.35
Aetna WCOMP $1,192.35
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,214.02
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,257.38
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,276.89
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,276.89
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,452.49
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,517.53
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,517.53
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,517.53
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,539.21
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,625.92
USC Health Services COMM $1,734.32
USA Managed Care COMM $1,734.32
Galaxy Health Network PPO $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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