Vein x-ray skull 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

$2,249.09

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$2,249.09

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.

$153.36 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $6,438.74 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $153.36 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $155.70 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $155.70 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $155.70 ↓ -93%
United STAR $155.70 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $155.70 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $155.70 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $155.70 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $155.70 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $155.70 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $155.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $157.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $157.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $157.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $157.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $157.44 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $162.58 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $163.48 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $163.83 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $163.83 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $168.16 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $168.16 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $171.27 ↓ -92%
Molina CHIP $171.27 ↓ -92%
Molina STAR+PLUS $171.27 ↓ -92%
Molina STARKIDS $171.27 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $172.75 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $194.63 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $236.85 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $247.40 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMM $253.72 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $253.72 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $297.59 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $303.63 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $314.87 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $365.83 ↓ -84%
Cigna LocalPlus $380.40 ↓ -83%
Cigna NewBusiness $380.78 ↓ -83%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $424.88 ↓ -81%
Cigna HMO $424.88 ↓ -81%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $424.88 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $449.82 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $483.55 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $486.48 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentials $486.48 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $510.24 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $534.01 ↓ -76%
Cigna AllOther $537.74 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $539.78 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $551.03 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $580.27 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $760.19 ↓ -66%
United SmallGroup $826.97 ↓ -63%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $826.97 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $899.64 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $899.64 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $998.60 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,012.09 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,012.09 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,102.05 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,124.55 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,185.27 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,237.00 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,237.00 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,237.00 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,237.00 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,237.00 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,259.49 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,304.47 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,324.71 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,324.71 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,506.89 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,574.36 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,574.36 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,574.36 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,596.85 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,686.82 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,799.27 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,799.27 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,911.73 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $2,001.69 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,249.09 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,249.09 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,249.09 ↑ +0%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↑ +186%

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Vein x-ray skull at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,122.85 $155.70 – $7,896.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $3,866.70 $155.70 – $168.16
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $1,749.50 $147.92 – $8,376.44
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $1,749.50 $147.92 – $8,564.05
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $365.83 – $365.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,864.02 $383.68 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,834.89 $155.70 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,122.85 $155.70 – $7,896.23

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