X-ray lower extremities infant > 2 views (both sides) 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

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Cash price

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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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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.

$40.32 with Aetna vs $826.84 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.

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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 $40.32
Aetna NewBusiness $55.28
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $57.88
Superior Health Plan STARKids $57.88
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $57.88
Superior Health Plan CHIP $57.88
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $57.88
Aetna Meritain $59.22
Aetna COMM $59.22
Aetna OON $69.46
Humana COMM $76.73
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $85.28
United STARPerinate $86.58
Amerigroup CHIP $86.58
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $86.58
United CHIP $86.58
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $86.58
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $86.58
United STAR $86.58
United STARKids $86.58
United STARPLUS $86.58
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $90.91
Optum Health MCD $90.95
Cigna LocalPlus $92.69
Cigna NewBusiness $92.79
Aetna Better Health MCD $93.51
Aetna Better Health CHIP $93.51
Molina STAR+PLUS $95.24
Molina CHIP $95.24
Molina STARKIDS $95.24
Molina MCDSTAR $95.24
Cigna NetworkBenefit $103.53
Cigna HMO $103.53
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $103.53
BCBS BluePremier $103.75
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55
Humana MGMCD $108.22
Cigna IFP $111.62
Cigna QHP $115.76
Cigna AllOther $131.03
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $165.37
United OptionsPPO $177.77
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Unicare CHIP $198.44
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $202.58
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $210.84
Evry Health COMM $213.32
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $279.47
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $289.39
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62
Curative Administrators COMM $330.74
Prominence Health Plan HIX $330.74
BCBS PPO $340.79
BCBS Traditional $367.12
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $372.08
City of McKinney COMM $372.08
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $405.15
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $413.42
Aetna ASA $435.74
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $454.76
Cigna Lifesource COMM $454.76
Aetna WCOMP $454.76
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $454.76
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $454.76
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $463.03
Averde Health, Inc PPO $479.57
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $487.01
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $487.01
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $553.98
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $578.79
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $578.79
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $578.79
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $587.06
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $620.13
USC Health Services COMM $661.47
USA Managed Care COMM $661.47
Galaxy Health Network PPO $702.81
Optum Health (URN) COMM $735.89
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $826.84
Unicare MCD $826.84
Independent Medical Systems COMM $826.84

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X-ray lower extremities infant > 2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $113.43 $68.06 – $225.11
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $302.55 $86.58 – $93.51
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $410.00 $82.25 – $354.29
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $410.00 $82.25 – $354.29
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $76.73 – $76.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $249.13 $51.28 – $373.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $254.12 $83.05 – $317.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $113.43 $83.05 – $225.11

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