Unlisted ultrasound procedure 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

$527.60

Cash price

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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.

$527.60

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.

$36.93 with Superior Health Plan vs $527.60 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $36.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $36.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $36.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $36.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $36.93 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $58.04 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $71.23 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $73.86 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -84%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -84%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $85.28 ↓ -84%
Aetna QHPHIX $86.00 ↓ -84%
Amerigroup CHIP $86.58 ↓ -84%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $86.58 ↓ -84%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $86.58 ↓ -84%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $86.58 ↓ -84%
United CHIP $86.58 ↓ -84%
United STAR $86.58 ↓ -84%
United STARKids $86.58 ↓ -84%
United STARPLUS $86.58 ↓ -84%
United STARPerinate $86.58 ↓ -84%
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58 ↓ -84%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $90.91 ↓ -83%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $93.51 ↓ -82%
Aetna Better Health MCD $93.51 ↓ -82%
Molina CHIP $95.24 ↓ -82%
Molina STAR+PLUS $95.24 ↓ -82%
Molina STARKIDS $95.24 ↓ -82%
Molina MCDSTAR $95.24 ↓ -82%
BCBS BluePremier $103.75 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55 ↓ -80%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55 ↓ -80%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $105.52 ↓ -80%
Humana MGMCD $108.22 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $113.43 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $125.57 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $126.62 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $129.26 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $135.07 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $135.07 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $136.12 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $158.28 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $163.50 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $178.33 ↓ -66%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $211.04 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $211.04 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $234.25 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $237.42 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $237.42 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $258.52 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $263.80 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $278.05 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $290.18 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $290.18 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $290.18 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $290.18 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $290.18 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $295.46 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $306.01 ↓ -42%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46 ↓ -41%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $310.76 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $310.76 ↓ -41%
Cigna LocalPlus $316.19 ↓ -40%
Cigna NewBusiness $316.50 ↓ -40%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -38%
BCBS PPO $340.79 ↓ -35%
Cigna HMO $353.16 ↓ -33%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $353.16 ↓ -33%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $353.16 ↓ -33%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $353.49 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $369.32 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $369.32 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $369.32 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $374.60 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $395.70 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $422.08 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $422.08 ↓ -20%
Cigna AllOther $446.97 ↓ -15%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $448.46 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $469.56 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $527.60 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $527.60 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $527.60 ↑ +0%

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Unlisted ultrasound procedure at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,231.09 $81.00 – $225.11
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $483.30 $86.58 – $93.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,861.95 $53.35 – $388.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,075.41 $83.05 – $340.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,231.09 $83.05 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,861.95 $83.05 – $388.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,861.95 $86.58 – $388.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,075.41 $83.05 – $408.24

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