External newborn metabolic screening 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

$747.97

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$747.97

Gross charge

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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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$52.36 with Superior Health Plan vs $747.97 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $52.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $52.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $52.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $52.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $52.36 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $100.98 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $104.72 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $133.14 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $142.11 ↓ -81%
Aetna QHPHIX $145.50 ↓ -81%
Superior EPO $149.59 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $149.59 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $149.59 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $155.58 ↓ -79%
Humana Tricare $177.80 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $183.25 ↓ -76%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $183.30 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $184.75 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $184.75 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $186.99 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $192.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $197.46 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $197.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna NewBusiness $200.40 ↓ -73%
Aetna Meritain $213.44 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMM $213.44 ↓ -71%
BCBS BluePremier $218.41 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $220.65 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $220.65 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $220.65 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $238.60 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $238.60 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $250.57 ↓ -66%
Aetna OON $251.19 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $252.81 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $261.79 ↓ -65%
Unicare CHIP $261.79 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $278.99 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $299.19 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $332.10 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $336.59 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $373.99 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $394.18 ↓ -47%
Humana COMM $395.17 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $411.38 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $411.38 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $411.38 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $411.38 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $433.82 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $523.58 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $523.58 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $523.58 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $531.06 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $546.02 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $560.98 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $598.38 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $598.38 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $635.77 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $747.97 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $747.97 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $747.97 ↑ +0%

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