Whole blood for transfusion at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL
7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$57.81 with Aetna vs $6,161.50 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Aetna | QHPHIX | $57.81 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $79.63 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $84.81 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $84.81 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $99.81 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $431.31 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $431.31 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $431.31 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $431.31 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $431.31 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $677.76 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $831.80 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $862.61 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $1,122.56 | — |
| Religious Order of Jehovah Witness | LOGOV | $1,232.30 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $1,281.59 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,324.72 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $1,478.76 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $1,509.57 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $1,521.89 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $1,521.89 | — |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | NarrowNetwork | $1,571.18 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $1,589.67 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $1,626.64 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $1,626.64 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $1,799.16 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $1,817.64 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $1,817.64 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $1,817.64 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $1,965.52 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $1,965.52 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $2,064.10 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $2,082.59 | — |
| Healthcare Highways NTX | CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan | $2,156.53 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $2,156.53 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $2,298.24 | — |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $2,464.60 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $2,464.60 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $2,735.71 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $2,772.68 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $2,772.68 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCR | $3,019.14 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $3,080.75 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $3,247.11 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $3,388.82 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $3,388.82 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $3,388.82 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $3,388.82 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $3,388.82 | — |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $3,450.44 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $3,573.67 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $3,629.12 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $3,629.12 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | COMM | $4,128.20 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $4,313.05 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $4,313.05 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $4,313.05 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $4,374.66 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $4,621.13 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $4,929.20 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $4,929.20 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $5,237.27 | — |
| Optum Health (URN) | COMM | $5,483.73 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $6,161.50 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $6,161.50 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $6,161.50 | — |
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Whole blood for transfusion at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $487.92 | $138.24 – $609.90 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | $816.30 | $672.56 – $672.56 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | Dallas | $550.00 | $189.84 – $512.57 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | $550.00 | $189.84 – $512.57 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS | not published | $1,122.56 – $1,122.56 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $485.68 | $99.97 – $728.51 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $509.96 | $101.99 – $637.45 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $487.92 | $130.11 – $609.90 |