Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL

6800 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1902857766

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$13,270.54

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$13,270.54

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.

$348.50 with United vs $13,270.54 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
United STAR $348.50 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $348.50 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $348.50 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $348.50 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $348.50 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $348.50 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $348.50 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $348.50 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $348.50 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $365.93 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $376.38 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $376.38 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $383.35 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $383.35 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $383.35 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $383.35 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $383.35 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $435.63 ↓ -97%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $538.41 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $928.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $928.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $928.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $928.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $928.94 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -92%
Humana COMM $1,277.17 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $1,791.52 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,857.88 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $2,362.16 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,485.44 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $4,644.69 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $5,892.12 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $5,971.74 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $6,635.27 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $6,993.57 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $7,298.80 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $7,298.80 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $7,298.80 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $7,298.80 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $7,696.91 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $9,289.38 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $9,289.38 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,422.08 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $9,687.49 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $9,952.91 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $10,616.43 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $10,616.43 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $11,279.96 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $13,270.54 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $13,270.54 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $13,270.54 ↑ +0%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,061.80 $494.01 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,387.55 $332.94 – $4,234.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,061.80 $332.94 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,061.80 $348.50 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,387.55 $332.94 – $5,081.32

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