Vein x-ray liver 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

$6,277.98

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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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$6,277.98

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.

$122.04 with Aetna vs $11,833.37 with BCBS — 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 $122.04 ↓ -98%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $122.44 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $124.30 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $124.30 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $124.30 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $124.30 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $124.30 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $124.30 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $124.30 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $124.30 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $124.30 ↓ -98%
United STAR $124.30 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $130.52 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $134.24 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $134.24 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $136.73 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $136.73 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $136.73 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $136.73 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $155.38 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $167.32 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $179.24 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $179.24 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $210.22 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $282.25 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $282.54 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $315.26 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $315.26 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $315.26 ↓ -95%
Humana COMM $358.74 ↓ -94%
Cigna AllOther $399.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $439.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $439.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $439.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $439.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $439.46 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $690.58 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $847.53 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $878.92 ↓ -86%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,255.60 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,349.77 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $1,506.72 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,538.11 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $1,600.88 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,619.72 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,121.96 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $2,197.29 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,511.19 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,511.19 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,787.42 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,825.09 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $2,825.09 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $3,076.21 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,138.99 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,308.50 ↓ -47%
United SmallGroup $3,365.20 ↓ -46%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3,365.20 ↓ -46%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,452.89 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,452.89 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,452.89 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,452.89 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,452.89 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,515.67 ↓ -44%
BCBS BluePremier $3,602.66 ↓ -43%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,630.38 ↓ -42%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,630.38 ↓ -42%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,641.23 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,697.73 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,697.73 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $4,206.25 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,394.59 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,394.59 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,394.59 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,457.37 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,708.48 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,022.38 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $5,022.38 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,336.28 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $5,587.40 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,277.98 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,277.98 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,277.98 ↑ +0%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↑ +3%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $10,780.28 ↑ +72%
BCBS BlueEssentials $10,780.28 ↑ +72%
BCBS EPOSOA $11,306.82 ↑ +80%
BCBS PPO $11,833.37 ↑ +88%

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Vein x-ray liver at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,563.49 $124.30 – $7,896.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $2,502.15 $124.30 – $134.24
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $3,083.00 $118.09 – $8,376.44
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $3,083.00 $118.09 – $8,564.05
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $358.74 – $358.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,642.81 $749.81 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,446.54 $124.30 – $8,058.17
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