Bronchial challenge 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

$4,237.54

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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$4,237.54

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.

$73.99 with BCBS vs $4,237.54 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 $73.99 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $86.21 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $86.21 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $152.67 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $152.67 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $160.20 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $167.72 ↓ -96%
Humana COMM $217.04 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $296.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $296.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $296.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $296.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $296.63 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $572.07 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $572.07 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $593.26 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $754.28 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $843.27 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $881.41 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $902.60 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $902.60 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,038.20 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $1,063.62 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,093.29 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,118.71 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,118.71 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $1,250.07 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,250.07 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,250.07 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,432.29 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,483.14 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $1,580.60 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,695.02 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,881.47 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,906.89 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,118.77 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,233.18 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,330.65 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,330.65 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,330.65 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,330.65 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,457.77 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,966.28 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,966.28 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,966.28 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,008.65 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,093.40 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,178.16 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,390.03 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $3,390.03 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,601.91 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,237.54 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,237.54 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $4,237.54 ↑ +0%

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Bronchial challenge at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $979.35 $96.24 – $1,224.19
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $979.35 $96.24 – $1,224.19
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,105.33 $94.68 – $1,381.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $979.35 $73.36 – $1,224.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,135.26 $115.68 – $1,702.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,135.26 $586.55 – $1,702.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,105.33 $94.68 – $1,658.00

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