Electrolyte panel 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

$1,582.18

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.

$1,582.18

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.

$4.21 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,582.18 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $4.21 ↓ -100%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $4.21 ↓ -100%
WellMed MGMCR $6.97 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health POS $7.01 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health MCR $7.01 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health MME $7.01 ↓ -100%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $7.01 ↓ -100%
Humana MGMCR $7.01 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $7.01 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health SNP $7.01 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health HMO $7.01 ↓ -100%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $7.01 ↓ -100%
BCBS MCRPPO $7.01 ↓ -100%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $7.01 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup DualEligible $7.01 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $7.01 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health PPO $7.01 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $7.01 ↓ -100%
United MGMCR $7.05 ↓ -100%
Aetna MCR $7.07 ↓ -100%
Care N Care MGMCR $7.08 ↓ -100%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $7.15 ↓ -100%
WellCare MGMCR $7.22 ↓ -100%
Integranet MGMCR $7.22 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $7.36 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $7.36 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $7.36 ↓ -100%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $7.36 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $7.36 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $7.36 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $7.36 ↓ -100%
ProCare Advantge MCR $7.36 ↓ -100%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $7.43 ↓ -100%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $7.43 ↓ -100%
Humana Tricare $7.56 ↓ -100%
Molina MCR $7.64 ↓ -100%
Molina MMP $7.64 ↓ -100%
Molina MME $7.64 ↓ -100%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $7.71 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $7.79 ↓ -100%
United STAR $8.08 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $8.08 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $8.08 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $8.08 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $8.08 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $8.08 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $8.08 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $8.34 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $8.41 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $8.48 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $8.73 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $8.73 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $8.89 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $8.89 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $8.89 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $8.89 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $8.89 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $8.93 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $9.11 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $10.10 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $10.52 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $10.52 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $10.52 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $10.52 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $10.52 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $12.27 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $12.27 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $12.29 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $12.55 ↓ -99%
Aetna Meritain $13.09 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $13.09 ↓ -99%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $13.32 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $13.81 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $13.81 ↓ -99%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $13.88 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $14.51 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $15.21 ↓ -99%
Aetna OON $15.41 ↓ -99%
Superior HMO $15.70 ↓ -99%
Superior EPO $15.70 ↓ -99%
Oscar HIX $18.23 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare HIX $18.37 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalPlus $27.11 ↓ -98%
Cigna NewBusiness $27.14 ↓ -98%
Cigna HMO $30.28 ↓ -98%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $30.28 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $30.28 ↓ -98%
Cigna AllOther $38.33 ↓ -98%
Humana COMM $77.93 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $110.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $110.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $110.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $110.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $110.75 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $213.59 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $221.51 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $281.63 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $387.63 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $408.20 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $534.78 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $553.76 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $702.49 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $711.98 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $791.09 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $833.81 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $870.20 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $870.20 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $870.20 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $870.20 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $917.66 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,107.53 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,107.53 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,107.53 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,123.35 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,154.99 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,186.63 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,265.74 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,265.74 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,344.85 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,582.18 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,582.18 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,582.18 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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