X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views 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

$983.29

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$983.29

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.

$39.16 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $983.29 with Unicare — 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $39.16 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $39.76 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $39.76 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $39.76 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $39.76 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $39.76 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $39.76 ↓ -96%
United STAR $39.76 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $39.76 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $39.76 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $39.76 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $41.75 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $42.94 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $42.94 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $43.74 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $43.74 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $43.74 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $43.74 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $48.20 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $49.70 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $66.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $68.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $68.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $68.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $68.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $68.83 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $70.80 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMM $70.80 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $83.04 ↓ -92%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -91%
Humana COMM $88.07 ↓ -91%
BCBS BluePremier $103.75 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $108.16 ↓ -89%
Cigna LocalPlus $112.07 ↓ -89%
Cigna NewBusiness $112.18 ↓ -89%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $125.17 ↓ -87%
Cigna HMO $125.17 ↓ -87%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $125.17 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $132.74 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $137.66 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $158.42 ↓ -84%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $196.66 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $211.41 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $235.99 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $240.91 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $250.74 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $253.69 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $332.35 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $340.79 ↓ -65%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $344.15 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $393.32 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $393.32 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $436.58 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $442.48 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $442.48 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $481.81 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $491.64 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $518.19 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $540.81 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $540.81 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $540.81 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $540.81 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $540.81 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $550.64 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $570.31 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $579.16 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $579.16 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $658.80 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $688.30 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $688.30 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $688.30 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $698.14 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $737.47 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $786.63 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $786.63 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $835.80 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $875.13 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $983.29 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $983.29 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $983.29 ↑ +0%

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X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $325.79 $39.76 – $407.24
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $364.80 $39.76 – $42.94
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS $532.81 $88.07 – $88.07
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $467.00 $37.77 – $230.87
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $467.00 $37.77 – $236.04
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $735.88 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $378.40 $77.89 – $567.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $418.55 $39.76 – $523.19

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