Consultation pathology during surgery 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

$326.73

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$326.73

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.

$22.87 with Superior Health Plan vs $461.34 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $22.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $22.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $22.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $22.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $22.87 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $33.84 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $33.84 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -90%
BCBS BluePremier $39.78 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $44.11 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $45.58 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $45.74 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $58.16 ↓ -82%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $58.50 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $58.50 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $62.78 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentials $65.86 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $65.86 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $66.86 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $66.86 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $67.96 ↓ -79%
BCBS EPOSOA $69.20 ↓ -79%
BCBS PPO $72.54 ↓ -78%
Aetna OON $78.69 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $80.05 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $84.30 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $91.89 ↓ -72%
Cigna NewBusiness $91.98 ↓ -72%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $102.64 ↓ -69%
Cigna HMO $102.64 ↓ -69%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $102.64 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $110.43 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $114.36 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $129.90 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $145.07 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $147.03 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $163.37 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $172.19 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $179.70 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $179.70 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $179.70 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $179.70 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $189.50 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $228.71 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $228.71 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $228.71 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $231.98 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $238.51 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $245.05 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $261.38 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $261.38 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $277.72 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $326.73 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $326.73 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $326.73 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $461.34 ↑ +41%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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