Chromogenic substrate assay 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

$789.44

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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$789.44

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.

$7.13 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $789.44 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 $7.13 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $7.13 ↓ -99%
United STAR $9.99 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $9.99 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $9.99 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $9.99 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $9.99 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $9.99 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.99 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.49 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.79 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.79 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.99 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $10.99 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $10.99 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $10.99 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $10.99 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $11.83 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.89 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $11.89 ↓ -98%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $11.89 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $11.89 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $11.89 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $11.89 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $11.89 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $11.89 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.89 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.89 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $11.89 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $11.89 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $11.89 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.89 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $11.89 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $11.95 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $11.99 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $12.01 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $12.13 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $12.25 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $12.25 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.48 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.48 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.48 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.48 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.48 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.48 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.48 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.48 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $12.49 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.60 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.60 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $12.81 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $12.96 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $12.96 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $12.96 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $13.08 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $13.21 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $14.15 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $14.27 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $15.12 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $15.46 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $17.84 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $17.84 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $17.84 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $17.84 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $17.84 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.81 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.81 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $20.82 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $21.28 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $22.17 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $22.17 ↓ -97%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $22.59 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $23.42 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $23.42 ↓ -97%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $23.54 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $24.61 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $25.80 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $26.10 ↓ -97%
Superior EPO $26.63 ↓ -97%
Superior HMO $26.63 ↓ -97%
Oscar HIX $30.91 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare HIX $31.15 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $45.20 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $45.25 ↓ -94%
Cigna HMO $50.49 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $50.49 ↓ -94%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $50.49 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $55.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $55.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $55.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $55.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $55.26 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $63.90 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $106.57 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $110.52 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $132.10 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $140.52 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $193.41 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $203.68 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $266.83 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $276.30 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $350.51 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $355.25 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $394.72 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $416.03 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $434.19 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $434.19 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $434.19 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $434.19 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $457.88 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $552.61 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $552.61 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $552.61 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $560.50 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $576.29 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $592.08 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $631.55 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $631.55 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $671.02 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $789.44 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $789.44 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $789.44 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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