Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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

$1,054.80

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.

$1,054.80

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.

$49.76 with United vs $1,054.80 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 AllPayerAppendix $49.76 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $49.76 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $49.76 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $58.87 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $73.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $73.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $73.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $73.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $73.84 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $86.57 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $86.57 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentials $97.46 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $97.46 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $102.40 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $107.35 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPHIX $114.95 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $142.40 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $147.67 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $158.32 ↓ -85%
Aetna COMM $168.62 ↓ -84%
Aetna Meritain $168.62 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $187.75 ↓ -82%
Aetna OON $198.45 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $219.40 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $258.43 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $272.14 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $332.87 ↓ -68%
Cigna NewBusiness $333.20 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $356.52 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $369.18 ↓ -65%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $371.80 ↓ -65%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $371.80 ↓ -65%
Cigna HMO $371.80 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $468.33 ↓ -56%
Cigna AllOther $470.55 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $474.66 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $527.40 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $555.88 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $580.14 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $580.14 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $580.14 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $580.14 ↓ -45%
Humana COMM $601.18 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $611.78 ↓ -42%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $738.36 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $738.36 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $738.36 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $748.91 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $770.00 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $791.10 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $843.84 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $843.84 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $896.58 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,054.80 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,054.80 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,054.80 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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