Vngrph chd vnvn cltrl below at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL

7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

$10,991.40

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.

$10,991.40

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.

$142.52 with BCBS vs $10,991.40 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $142.52 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $142.52 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $424.44 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $424.44 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $445.25 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $466.05 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $769.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $769.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $769.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $769.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $769.40 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCD $1,209.05 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $1,483.84 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,538.80 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $2,088.37 ↓ -81%
Superior EPO $2,198.28 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $2,198.28 ↓ -80%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $2,198.28 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $2,198.28 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $2,286.21 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $2,297.20 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $2,637.94 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $2,747.85 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $2,835.78 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,715.09 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $4,396.56 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $4,396.56 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $4,550.44 ↓ -59%
Aetna NewBusiness $4,693.00 ↓ -57%
City of McKinney COMM $4,946.13 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,946.13 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,946.13 ↓ -55%
Aetna Meritain $5,014.00 ↓ -54%
Aetna COMM $5,014.00 ↓ -54%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $5,385.79 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,495.70 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $5,550.66 ↓ -49%
Aetna OON $5,932.00 ↓ -46%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $6,045.27 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $6,045.27 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $6,045.27 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $6,045.27 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $6,045.27 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $6,155.18 ↓ -44%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $6,298.07 ↓ -43%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $6,298.07 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $6,375.01 ↓ -42%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $7,364.24 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $7,693.98 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $7,693.98 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,803.89 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $8,243.55 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $8,243.55 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $8,793.12 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $8,793.12 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $9,342.69 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $9,782.35 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $10,991.40 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,991.40 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $10,991.40 ↑ +0%

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Vngrph chd vnvn cltrl below at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
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