X-ray exam of salivary gland 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

$2,020.82

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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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$2,020.82

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.

$37.19 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,020.82 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
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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 $37.19 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $37.76 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $37.76 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $37.76 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $37.76 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $37.76 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $37.76 ↓ -98%
United STAR $37.76 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $37.76 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $37.76 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $37.76 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $39.65 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $40.78 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $40.78 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $41.54 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $41.54 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $41.54 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $41.54 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $47.20 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $68.60 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $73.28 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $73.28 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $86.73 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34 ↓ -95%
Cigna LocalPlus $114.67 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $114.79 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $128.08 ↓ -94%
Cigna HMO $128.08 ↓ -94%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $128.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $141.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $141.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $141.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $141.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $141.46 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $162.11 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $222.29 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $272.81 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $282.91 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59 ↓ -83%
BCBS PPO $357.55 ↓ -82%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $404.16 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $422.35 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $485.00 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $495.10 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $521.37 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $683.04 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $808.33 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $808.33 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $836.62 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $909.37 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $909.37 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $909.37 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $990.20 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,010.41 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,020.51 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,111.45 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,111.45 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,111.45 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,111.45 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,111.45 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,131.66 ↓ -44%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,157.93 ↓ -43%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,157.93 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,172.08 ↓ -42%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,353.95 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,414.57 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,414.57 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,434.78 ↓ -29%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,515.62 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,515.62 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,616.66 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,616.66 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,717.70 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,798.53 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $2,020.82 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,020.82 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,020.82 ↑ +0%

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X-ray exam of salivary gland at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $124.24 $37.76 – $225.11
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas not published $37.76 – $40.78
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $37.76 – $37.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $184.20 $37.91 – $276.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $184.20 $37.76 – $230.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $124.24 $37.76 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $184.20 $40.40 – $276.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $184.20 $37.76 – $276.30

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