X-ray bone survey infant 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

$1,441.40

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$1,441.40

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.

$100.90 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,441.40 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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

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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $100.90 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $100.90 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $100.90 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $100.90 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $100.90 ↓ -93%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $103.18 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $104.75 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $104.75 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $104.75 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $104.75 ↓ -93%
United STAR $104.75 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13 ↓ -92%
Molina STARKIDS $115.23 ↓ -92%
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23 ↓ -92%
Molina CHIP $115.23 ↓ -92%
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $124.29 ↓ -91%
Humana MGMCD $130.94 ↓ -91%
BCBS BluePremier $145.70 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $158.55 ↓ -89%
Aetna NewBusiness $170.41 ↓ -88%
Aetna Meritain $182.55 ↓ -87%
Aetna COMM $182.55 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $194.59 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $201.80 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $214.11 ↓ -85%
Humana COMM $243.34 ↓ -83%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -83%
Cigna LocalPlus $287.43 ↓ -80%
Cigna NewBusiness $287.71 ↓ -80%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $288.28 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $309.90 ↓ -79%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $321.04 ↓ -78%
Cigna HMO $321.04 ↓ -78%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $321.04 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $345.94 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $353.14 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $367.56 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $371.88 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $406.31 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -68%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $487.19 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $504.49 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $576.56 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $576.56 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $639.98 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $648.63 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $648.63 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $706.29 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $720.70 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $759.62 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $792.77 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $792.77 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $792.77 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $792.77 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $792.77 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $807.18 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $836.01 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $848.98 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $848.98 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $965.74 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,008.98 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,008.98 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,008.98 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,023.39 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,081.05 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,153.12 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,153.12 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,225.19 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,282.85 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $1,441.40 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,441.40 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,441.40 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $233.11 $99.77 – $291.39
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Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $629.50 $99.51 – $428.64
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $394.69 $81.24 – $592.03
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