Brach/thor cath 3rd 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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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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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.

$368.94 with Superior Health Plan vs $10,450.05 with Humana — 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 STARPLUS $368.94
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $368.94
Superior Health Plan CHIP $368.94
Superior Health Plan STARKids $368.94
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $368.94
Cigna IFP $711.52
Cigna QHP $737.87
United OptionsPPO $938.15
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,001.39
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,301.81
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,301.81
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
Cigna NewBusiness $1,530.55
Cigna LocalPlus $1,530.55
BCBS BluePremier $1,538.99
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,681.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,681.29
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,710.28
Cigna HMO $1,710.28
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,710.28
BCBS EPOSOA $1,765.62
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,781.43
BCBS PPO $1,844.67
Unicare CHIP $1,844.67
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Cigna AllOther $2,162.49
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
BCBS Traditional $2,340.10
City of McKinney COMM $2,371.72
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,635.25
Aetna ASA $2,777.55
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,898.78
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,898.78
Aetna WCOMP $2,898.78
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,898.78
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,056.89
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,689.35
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,689.35
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,689.35
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,742.05
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,847.47
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,952.88
USC Health Services COMM $4,216.40
USA Managed Care COMM $4,216.40
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,479.93
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,954.00
Unicare MCD $5,270.50
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,270.50
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,270.50
Oscar HIX $6,587.00
Humana COMM $10,450.05
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath 3rd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $3,367.97 $617.46 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,367.97 $954.26 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,168.80 $71.00 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,244.35 $71.00 – $2,805.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,367.97 $898.13 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,168.80 $85.00 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,168.80 $1,637.22 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,244.35 $71.00 – $3,366.52

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