Abdominal MRI (with 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

$12,700.68

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$12,700.68

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.

$311.75 with United vs $12,700.68 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 $311.75 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $311.75 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $311.75 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $311.75 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $311.75 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $311.75 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $311.75 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $311.75 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $311.75 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $327.34 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $336.69 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $336.69 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $342.93 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $342.93 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $342.93 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $342.93 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $342.93 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $389.69 ↓ -97%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00 ↓ -96%
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 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $889.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $889.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $889.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $889.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $889.05 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -91%
Humana COMM $1,193.15 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -88%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,714.59 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,778.10 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $2,260.72 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,292.83 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $4,445.24 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $5,639.10 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $5,715.31 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $6,350.34 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $6,693.26 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $6,985.37 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $6,985.37 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $6,985.37 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $6,985.37 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $7,366.39 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $8,890.48 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $8,890.48 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,017.48 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $9,271.50 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $9,525.51 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $10,160.54 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $10,160.54 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $10,795.58 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $12,700.68 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $12,700.68 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $12,700.68 ↑ +0%

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,042.68 $420.45 – $3,064.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,612.36 $311.75 – $3,265.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,042.68 $332.94 – $3,064.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,042.68 $311.75 – $3,064.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,612.36 $311.75 – $3,918.55

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