Bone/joint imaging ltd area 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

$4,205.77

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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$4,205.77

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.

$212.18 with United vs $4,205.77 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $212.18 ↓ -95%
United CHIP $212.18 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $212.18 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup CHIP $212.18 ↓ -95%
United STARPLUS $212.18 ↓ -95%
United STARKids $212.18 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $212.18 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $212.18 ↓ -95%
United STARPerinate $212.18 ↓ -95%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $222.79 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $229.15 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $229.15 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $233.40 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $233.40 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $233.40 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $233.40 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $233.40 ↓ -94%
BCBS BluePremier $246.59 ↓ -94%
Humana MGMCD $265.23 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $271.46 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $271.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $294.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $294.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $294.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $294.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $294.40 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $313.96 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $430.47 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $461.13 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMM $461.13 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -89%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $540.84 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $567.78 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $588.81 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $748.63 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $806.09 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentials $806.09 ↓ -81%
Humana COMM $837.06 ↓ -80%
BCBS EPOSOA $845.46 ↓ -80%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -80%
BCBS PPO $884.83 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,030.41 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,085.09 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,421.55 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,472.02 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,682.31 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,867.36 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,892.60 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,102.89 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,216.44 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $2,313.17 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,313.17 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,313.17 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,313.17 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,439.35 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,944.04 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,944.04 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,944.04 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,986.10 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,070.21 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,154.33 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $3,364.62 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,364.62 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,574.90 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $4,205.77 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,205.77 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,205.77 ↑ +0%

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Bone/joint imaging ltd area at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $1,333.26 $203.15 – $1,666.58
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,333.26 $203.15 – $1,666.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $911.58 $187.63 – $1,367.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $868.17 $203.15 – $1,085.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,333.26 $203.15 – $1,666.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $911.58 $217.37 – $1,367.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $911.58 $203.15 – $1,367.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $868.17 $203.15 – $1,302.26

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