X-ray exam of teeth 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

$477.27

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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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$477.27

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.

$12.70 with Aetna vs $477.27 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
Aetna QHPHIX $12.70 ↓ -97%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $12.83 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $13.03 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $13.03 ↓ -97%
United STAR $13.03 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $13.03 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $13.03 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $13.03 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $13.03 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $13.03 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $13.03 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $13.03 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $13.68 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $14.07 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $14.07 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $14.33 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $14.33 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $14.33 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $14.33 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $16.29 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $17.41 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $18.65 ↓ -96%
Aetna Meritain $18.65 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $21.87 ↓ -95%
Cigna LocalPlus $30.72 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $30.75 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $33.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $33.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $33.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $33.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $33.41 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $34.32 ↓ -93%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $34.32 ↓ -93%
Cigna HMO $34.32 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $35.39 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $43.43 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $52.50 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $64.43 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $66.82 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -82%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -82%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $95.45 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $102.61 ↓ -79%
BCBS BluePremier $103.75 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55 ↓ -78%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $114.54 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $116.93 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $121.70 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $123.14 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $161.32 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $167.04 ↓ -65%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $190.91 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $190.91 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $211.91 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $214.77 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $214.77 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $233.86 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $238.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $251.52 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $262.50 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $262.50 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $262.50 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $262.50 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $262.50 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $267.27 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $276.82 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $281.11 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $281.11 ↓ -41%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46 ↓ -35%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46 ↓ -35%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $319.77 ↓ -33%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -32%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $334.09 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $334.09 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $334.09 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $338.86 ↓ -29%
BCBS PPO $340.79 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $357.95 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $381.82 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $381.82 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $405.68 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $424.77 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $477.27 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $477.27 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $477.27 ↑ +0%

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X-ray exam of teeth at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $69.80 $13.03 – $225.11
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas not published $13.03 – $14.07
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $35.39 – $35.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $138.40 $28.49 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $149.08 $13.03 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $69.80 $13.03 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $138.40 $13.94 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $138.40 $13.03 – $225.11

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