Histochemical stains add-on 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

$660.07

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.

$660.07

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.

$46.20 with Superior Health Plan vs $660.07 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $46.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $46.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $46.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $46.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $46.20 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $79.91 ↓ -88%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $79.91 ↓ -88%
United AllPayerAppendix $79.91 ↓ -88%
BCBS BluePremier $83.63 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $89.11 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $92.41 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $103.22 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $117.49 ↓ -82%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $122.99 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $122.99 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $125.41 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $137.29 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $138.45 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentials $138.45 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $142.17 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $145.48 ↓ -78%
Aetna Meritain $151.43 ↓ -77%
Aetna COMM $151.43 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $152.51 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $161.72 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $170.30 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $178.21 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $223.10 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $231.02 ↓ -65%
Cigna LocalPlus $270.90 ↓ -59%
Cigna NewBusiness $271.17 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $293.07 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $297.03 ↓ -55%
Cigna HMO $302.58 ↓ -54%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $302.58 ↓ -54%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $302.58 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $330.04 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $347.86 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $363.04 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $363.04 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $363.04 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $363.04 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $382.84 ↓ -42%
Cigna AllOther $382.95 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $462.05 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $462.05 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $462.05 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $468.65 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $481.85 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $495.05 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $528.06 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $528.06 ↓ -20%
Humana COMM $534.32 ↓ -19%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $561.06 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $660.07 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $660.07 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $660.07 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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