Chrom analysis 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

$1,386.49

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.

$1,386.49

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.

$20.89 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,386.49 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $20.89 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $20.89 ↓ -98%
United STAR $29.24 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $29.24 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $29.24 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $29.24 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $29.24 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $29.24 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $29.24 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $30.70 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $31.58 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $31.58 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $32.16 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $32.16 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $32.16 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $32.16 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $32.16 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $34.64 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $34.81 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCR $34.81 ↓ -97%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $34.81 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MME $34.81 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $34.81 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MCR $34.81 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health POS $34.81 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health HMO $34.81 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $34.81 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup DualEligible $34.81 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRPPO $34.81 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $34.81 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health SNP $34.81 ↓ -97%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $34.81 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health PPO $34.81 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $34.98 ↓ -97%
Aetna MCR $35.11 ↓ -97%
Care N Care MGMCR $35.16 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $35.51 ↓ -97%
WellCare MGMCR $35.85 ↓ -97%
Integranet MGMCR $35.85 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $36.55 ↓ -97%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $36.55 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $36.55 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $36.55 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $36.55 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $36.55 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $36.55 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $36.55 ↓ -97%
ProCare Advantge MCR $36.55 ↓ -97%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $36.90 ↓ -97%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $36.90 ↓ -97%
Humana Tricare $37.51 ↓ -97%
Molina MCR $37.94 ↓ -97%
Molina MME $37.94 ↓ -97%
Molina MMP $37.94 ↓ -97%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $38.29 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $38.67 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $41.42 ↓ -97%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $41.77 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $44.29 ↓ -97%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $45.25 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $52.22 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $52.22 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $52.22 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $52.22 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $52.22 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $60.92 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $60.92 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $61.00 ↓ -96%
Superior ValueHMO $62.31 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $64.97 ↓ -95%
Aetna Meritain $64.97 ↓ -95%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $66.14 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentials $68.58 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $68.58 ↓ -95%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $68.92 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $72.06 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $75.54 ↓ -95%
Aetna OON $76.46 ↓ -94%
Superior EPO $77.97 ↓ -94%
Superior HMO $77.97 ↓ -94%
Oscar HIX $90.51 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare HIX $91.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $97.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $97.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $97.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $97.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $97.05 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $133.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna NewBusiness $133.14 ↓ -90%
Cigna HMO $148.56 ↓ -89%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $148.56 ↓ -89%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $148.56 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $187.18 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $188.02 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $194.11 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $246.80 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $339.69 ↓ -76%
Humana COMM $356.87 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $357.71 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $468.63 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $485.27 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $615.60 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $623.92 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $693.25 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $730.68 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $762.57 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $762.57 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $762.57 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $762.57 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $804.16 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $970.54 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $970.54 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $970.54 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $984.41 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,012.14 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,039.87 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,109.19 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,109.19 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,178.52 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,386.49 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,386.49 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,386.49 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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