Vein x-ray skull epidural 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

$5,010.57

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$5,010.57

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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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$125.98 with Aetna vs $5,010.57 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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

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
Aetna QHPHIX $125.98 ↓ -97%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $126.71 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $128.64 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $128.64 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $128.64 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $128.64 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $128.64 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $128.64 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $128.64 ↓ -97%
United STAR $128.64 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $128.64 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $128.64 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $135.07 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $138.93 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $138.93 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $141.50 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $141.50 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $141.50 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $141.50 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $160.80 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $172.73 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $185.03 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $185.03 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $217.02 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $291.32 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $291.61 ↓ -94%
Cigna HMO $325.38 ↓ -94%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $325.38 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $325.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $350.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $350.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $350.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $350.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $350.74 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $365.83 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $411.81 ↓ -92%
Optum Health MCD $551.16 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $676.43 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $701.48 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $819.66 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $825.97 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $825.97 ↓ -84%
United SmallGroup $826.97 ↓ -83%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $826.97 ↓ -83%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $1,002.11 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,077.27 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $1,202.54 ↓ -76%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,218.65 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,227.59 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,292.73 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,693.57 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,004.23 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,004.23 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,224.69 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,254.76 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,254.76 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,452.68 ↓ -51%
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,452.68 ↓ -51%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $2,455.18 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,505.28 ↓ -50%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,572.48 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $2,640.57 ↓ -47%
BCBS PPO $2,692.28 ↓ -46%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,755.81 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,755.81 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,755.81 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,755.81 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,755.81 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,805.92 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,906.13 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,951.23 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,951.23 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $3,357.08 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,507.40 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,507.40 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,507.40 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,557.50 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,757.93 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,008.46 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $4,008.46 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,258.98 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $4,459.41 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $5,010.57 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,010.57 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,010.57 ↑ +0%

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Vein x-ray skull epidural at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,006.40 $128.64 – $1,556.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $1,491.60 $128.64 – $138.93
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $1,746.50 $122.21 – $1,664.16
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $1,746.50 $122.21 – $1,701.44
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $365.83 – $365.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,980.52 $407.66 – $2,970.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,079.54 $128.64 – $2,599.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,006.40 $128.64 – $1,556.23

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