Diffusing capacity 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

$2,293.33

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.

$2,293.33

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.

$110.57 with BCBS vs $2,293.33 with Unicare — 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
BCBS BluePremier $110.57 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $128.84 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $128.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $160.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $160.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $160.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $160.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $160.53 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $228.16 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $228.16 ↓ -90%
BCBS EPOSOA $239.40 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $250.65 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $309.60 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $309.60 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $311.26 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $321.07 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $408.21 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $435.73 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $456.37 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $477.01 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $488.48 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $488.48 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $575.63 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $775.15 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $802.67 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,018.24 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,032.00 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,146.66 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,208.58 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,261.33 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,261.33 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,261.33 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,261.33 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,330.13 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,605.33 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,605.33 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,605.33 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,628.26 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,674.13 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,720.00 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,834.66 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,834.66 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,949.33 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,293.33 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,293.33 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,293.33 ↑ +0%

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