Unlisted px arthroscopy 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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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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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.

$249.03 with WellMed vs $25,655.00 with Cigna — 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
WellMed MGMCR $249.03
BCBS BluePremier $280.33
BCBS MyBlueHealth $426.97
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $426.97
BCBS BlueEssentials $485.19
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $485.19
BCBS EPOSOA $508.91
BCBS PPO $532.63
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,481.00
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2,369.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,250.00
Aetna QHPHIX $4,845.00
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $5,264.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,475.00
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00
Aetna NewBusiness $6,639.00
Aetna COMM $7,094.00
Aetna Meritain $7,094.00
Humana COMM $7,113.00
Oscar HIX $7,168.00
Aetna OON $8,345.00
Cigna LocalPlus $18,151.00
Cigna NewBusiness $18,169.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $20,280.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $20,280.00
Cigna HMO $20,280.00
Cigna AllOther $25,655.00

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Unlisted px arthroscopy at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $13,708.47 $235.40 – $3,982.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $11,433.76 $71.00 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $13,708.47 $71.00 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $13,708.47 $235.40 – $3,982.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $11,433.76 $85.00 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $11,433.76 $584.19 – $5,211.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $13,708.47 $71.00 – $5,779.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $13,708.47 $235.40 – $3,982.83

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