Artery x-rays chest 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

$5,186.99

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$5,186.99

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.

$165.40 with United vs $11,833.37 with BCBS — 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 CHIP $165.40 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $165.40 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $165.40 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $165.40 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $165.40 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $165.40 ↓ -97%
United STAR $165.40 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $165.40 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $165.40 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $173.67 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $174.18 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $178.63 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $178.63 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $181.94 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $181.94 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $181.94 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $181.94 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $181.94 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $206.75 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $238.82 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $255.83 ↓ -95%
Aetna Meritain $255.83 ↓ -95%
Aetna OON $300.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $363.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $363.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $363.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $363.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $363.09 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $413.45 ↓ -92%
Cigna NewBusiness $413.87 ↓ -92%
Cigna HMO $461.80 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $461.80 ↓ -91%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $461.80 ↓ -91%
Humana COMM $463.90 ↓ -91%
Cigna AllOther $584.46 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $700.24 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $726.18 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $923.28 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,270.81 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,338.24 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,753.20 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,815.45 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,074.80 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,303.02 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,334.15 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,593.49 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,733.54 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $2,852.84 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,852.84 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,852.84 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,852.84 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,008.45 ↓ -42%
BCBS BluePremier $3,297.82 ↓ -36%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3,365.20 ↓ -35%
United SmallGroup $3,365.20 ↓ -35%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,630.38 ↓ -30%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,630.38 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,630.89 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,630.89 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,630.89 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,682.76 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,786.50 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,890.24 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $4,149.59 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,149.59 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,408.94 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,186.99 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,186.99 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $5,186.99 ↑ +0%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↑ +24%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $10,780.28 ↑ +108%
BCBS BlueEssentials $10,780.28 ↑ +108%
BCBS EPOSOA $11,306.82 ↑ +118%
BCBS PPO $11,833.37 ↑ +128%

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Artery x-rays chest at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $1,629.33 $165.40 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,629.33 $165.40 – $7,896.23
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,943.48 $165.40 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,629.33 $165.40 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,498.28 $176.98 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,498.28 $165.40 – $7,896.23
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