Cytopath smear oth prep screen & interp 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

$562.22

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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$562.22

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.

$24.67 with United vs $562.22 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 $24.67 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $24.67 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $24.67 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $27.36 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $39.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $39.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $39.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $39.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $39.36 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $40.23 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $40.23 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $45.29 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $45.29 ↓ -92%
BCBS EPOSOA $47.59 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $49.89 ↓ -91%
Aetna QHPHIX $64.36 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $75.90 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $78.71 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $88.65 ↓ -84%
Aetna Meritain $94.42 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMM $94.42 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $100.08 ↓ -82%
Aetna OON $111.12 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $116.94 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $137.74 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $145.05 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $190.03 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $196.78 ↓ -65%
Cigna LocalPlus $199.63 ↓ -64%
Cigna NewBusiness $199.83 ↓ -64%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $222.97 ↓ -60%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $222.97 ↓ -60%
Cigna HMO $222.97 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $249.63 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $253.00 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $281.11 ↓ -50%
Cigna AllOther $282.20 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $296.29 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $309.22 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $309.22 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $309.22 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $309.22 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $326.09 ↓ -42%
Humana COMM $345.89 ↓ -38%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $393.55 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $393.55 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $393.55 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $399.18 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $410.42 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $421.67 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $449.78 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $449.78 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $477.89 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $562.22 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $562.22 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $562.22 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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