X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$2,304.97

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$2,304.97

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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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$137.25 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,304.97 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $137.25 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $139.34 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $139.34 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $139.34 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $139.34 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $139.34 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $139.34 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STAR $139.34 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $146.31 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $150.49 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $150.49 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $153.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $161.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $161.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $161.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $161.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $161.35 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $171.06 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $174.18 ↓ -92%
Aetna NewBusiness $234.54 ↓ -90%
BCBS BluePremier $236.89 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $238.71 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $238.71 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $251.24 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMM $251.24 ↓ -89%
Optum Health MCD $253.55 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $294.68 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $311.17 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $322.70 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -85%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -85%
Humana COMM $368.65 ↓ -84%
Cigna LocalPlus $384.53 ↓ -83%
Cigna NewBusiness $384.92 ↓ -83%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -83%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $429.50 ↓ -81%
Cigna HMO $429.50 ↓ -81%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $429.50 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $460.99 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $495.57 ↓ -78%
Cigna AllOther $543.58 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $553.19 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $564.72 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NTX NarrowNetwork $587.77 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $594.68 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -69%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -68%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $779.08 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $806.74 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $921.99 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $921.99 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,023.41 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,037.24 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,037.24 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $1,129.44 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,152.48 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,214.72 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,267.73 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,267.73 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,267.73 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,267.73 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,267.73 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,290.78 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,336.88 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,357.63 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,357.63 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,544.33 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,613.48 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,613.48 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,613.48 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,636.53 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,728.73 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,843.98 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,843.98 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,959.22 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $2,051.42 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $2,304.97 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,304.97 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,304.97 ↑ +0%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $643.95 $139.34 – $150.49
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $707.50 $132.37 – $570.18
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $707.50 $132.37 – $570.18
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $368.65 – $368.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $704.42 $144.99 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $665.87 $139.34 – $832.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22

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