Bone Density Scan (DEXA) 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

$709.70

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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$709.70

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.

$36.45 with BCBS vs $709.70 with Unicare — 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
BCBS BluePremier $36.45 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $39.09 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $39.09 ↓ -94%
United STAR $39.09 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $39.09 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $39.09 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $39.09 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $39.09 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $39.09 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $39.09 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $40.13 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $40.13 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $41.04 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $42.22 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $42.22 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $43.00 ↓ -94%
Molina CHIP $43.00 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $43.00 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $43.00 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $43.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPHIX $45.95 ↓ -94%
Humana MGMCD $48.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $49.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $49.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $49.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $49.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $49.68 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $63.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $67.49 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $67.49 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $79.16 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $95.81 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $99.36 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $110.78 ↓ -84%
Cigna NewBusiness $110.89 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $119.15 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentials $119.15 ↓ -83%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $123.74 ↓ -83%
Cigna HMO $123.74 ↓ -83%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $123.74 ↓ -83%
BCBS EPOSOA $124.97 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $126.33 ↓ -82%
Humana COMM $127.97 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $130.79 ↓ -82%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -78%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -78%
Cigna AllOther $156.61 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $173.88 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $183.10 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $239.88 ↓ -66%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -65%
Unicare CHIP $248.40 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $283.88 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $315.11 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $319.37 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $354.85 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $374.01 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $390.33 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $390.33 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $390.33 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $390.33 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $411.63 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $496.79 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $496.79 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $496.79 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $503.89 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $518.08 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $532.27 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $567.76 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $567.76 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $603.25 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $709.70 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $709.70 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $709.70 ↑ +0%

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Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $381.19 $39.09 – $476.49
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $567.84 $117.93 – $117.93
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $381.19 $39.09 – $476.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $398.56 $82.04 – $597.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $370.36 $39.09 – $462.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $381.19 $39.09 – $476.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $398.56 $41.83 – $597.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $398.56 $39.09 – $597.83

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