Arthrodesis triple 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

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

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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.

$2,369.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $31,536.88 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $6,383.00
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $7,350.15
United STARKids $7,350.15
United STARPLUS $7,350.15
United STARPerinate $7,350.15
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $7,350.15
United CHIP $7,350.15
United STAR $7,350.15
Amerigroup CHIP $7,717.66
Amerigroup MGMCD $7,717.66
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $7,717.66
Oscar HIX $8,024.00
Molina MCDSTAR $8,085.16
Molina CHIP $8,085.16
Molina STAR+PLUS $8,085.16
Molina STARKIDS $8,085.16
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $8,085.16
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $8,517.00
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00
Aetna Better Health MCD $8,820.18
Aetna Better Health CHIP $8,820.18
Cigna LocalPlus $8,843.00
Cigna NewBusiness $8,852.00
Humana MGMCD $9,187.69
Evry Health COMM $9,417.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,832.00
Cigna HMO $9,880.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $9,880.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $9,880.00
United SmallGroup $10,666.00
Humana COMM $11,438.00
Cigna AllOther $12,499.00
WellMed MGMCR $12,961.68
BCBS BluePremier $14,756.88
United AllPayerAppendix $16,960.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $24,158.44
BCBS MyBlueHealth $24,158.44
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $28,680.71
BCBS BlueEssentials $28,680.71
BCBS EPOSOA $30,108.80
BCBS PPO $31,536.88

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Arthrodesis triple at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $10,629.07 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $12,151.68 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $10,629.07 $85.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $10,629.07 $3,410.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $12,151.68 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $10,629.07 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $10,629.07 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $12,151.68 $71.00 – $32,603.53

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