Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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

$714.81

Cash price

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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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$714.81

Gross charge

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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.

$46.07 with Aetna vs $714.81 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
Aetna QHPHIX $46.07 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $50.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $50.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $50.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $50.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $50.04 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $63.45 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $67.58 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $67.58 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $79.53 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $96.50 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $100.07 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $127.24 ↓ -82%
Cigna LocalPlus $130.40 ↓ -82%
Cigna NewBusiness $130.53 ↓ -82%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $145.64 ↓ -80%
Cigna HMO $145.64 ↓ -80%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $145.64 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $148.68 ↓ -79%
United SmallGroup $149.16 ↓ -79%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -79%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16 ↓ -79%
BCBS BluePremier $170.76 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $175.13 ↓ -75%
Cigna AllOther $184.33 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $184.42 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $241.61 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $250.18 ↓ -65%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $251.13 ↓ -65%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $251.13 ↓ -65%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $282.69 ↓ -60%
BCBS BlueEssentials $282.69 ↓ -60%
BCBS EPOSOA $297.04 ↓ -58%
BCBS PPO $311.39 ↓ -56%
Humana COMM $312.96 ↓ -56%
BCBS Traditional $317.38 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $321.66 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $357.40 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $376.70 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $393.15 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $393.15 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $393.15 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $393.15 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $414.59 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $500.37 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $500.37 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $500.37 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $507.52 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $521.81 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $536.11 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $571.85 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $571.85 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $607.59 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $714.81 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $714.81 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $714.81 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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