Cell marker study 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

$4,104.73

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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$4,104.73

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 $4,104.73 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $49.76 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $49.76 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $58.87 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $86.57 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $86.57 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $97.46 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $97.46 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $102.40 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $107.35 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $143.67 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $197.89 ↓ -95%
Aetna Meritain $210.76 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $210.76 ↓ -95%
Aetna OON $248.04 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $287.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $287.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $287.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $287.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $287.33 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $470.25 ↓ -89%
Cigna NewBusiness $470.72 ↓ -89%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $525.24 ↓ -87%
Cigna HMO $525.24 ↓ -87%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $525.24 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $554.14 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $574.66 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $664.75 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $730.64 ↓ -82%
Humana COMM $785.64 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $853.78 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,005.66 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,059.02 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,387.40 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,436.66 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,822.50 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,847.13 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,052.36 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,163.19 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,257.60 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,257.60 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,257.60 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,257.60 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,380.74 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,873.31 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,873.31 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,873.31 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,914.36 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,996.45 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,078.55 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $3,283.78 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,283.78 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,489.02 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $4,104.73 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,104.73 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,104.73 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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