Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast 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

$3,949.58

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$3,949.58

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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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$276.47 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,949.58 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

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

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 CHIP $276.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $276.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $276.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $276.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $276.47 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $533.19 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $533.19 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $552.94 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $703.03 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $785.97 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $821.51 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $841.26 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $841.26 ↓ -79%
BCBS BluePremier $901.17 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $967.65 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $991.34 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,018.99 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,042.69 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,042.69 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,050.09 ↓ -73%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,050.09 ↓ -73%
Cigna HMO $1,165.13 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,165.13 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,165.13 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $1,223.97 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,334.96 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,382.35 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $1,473.19 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,579.83 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,753.61 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,777.31 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,859.61 ↓ -53%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,859.61 ↓ -53%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,951.25 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,974.79 ↓ -50%
BCBS PPO $2,042.90 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $2,081.43 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,172.27 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,172.27 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,172.27 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,172.27 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,290.76 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,764.71 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,764.71 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,764.71 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,804.20 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,883.19 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,962.18 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $3,159.66 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,159.66 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,357.14 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,949.58 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,949.58 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $3,949.58 ↑ +0%

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $6,784.09 $893.53 – $893.53
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $4,440.70 $893.53 – $893.53
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $537.18 $1,302.11 – $1,302.11
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $493.50 $100.00 – $1,057.50
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $462.00 $100.00 – $1,320.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $535.80 $100.00 – $3,214.80
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $6,108.60 $893.53 – $893.53
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $462.00 $100.00 – $1,320.00

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