Homovanillic acid (hva) 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

$1,288.65

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.

$1,288.65

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.

$13.45 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,288.65 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $13.45 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $13.45 ↓ -99%
United STAR $18.82 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $18.82 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $18.82 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $18.82 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $18.82 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $18.82 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $18.82 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $19.76 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $20.33 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $20.33 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $20.70 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $20.70 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $20.70 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $20.70 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $20.70 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $22.30 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $22.41 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $22.41 ↓ -98%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $22.41 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $22.41 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $22.41 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $22.41 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $22.41 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $22.41 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $22.41 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $22.41 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $22.41 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $22.41 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $22.41 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $22.41 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $22.41 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $22.52 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $22.60 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $22.63 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $22.86 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $23.08 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $23.08 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $23.52 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $23.53 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $23.53 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $23.53 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $23.53 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $23.53 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $23.53 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $23.53 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $23.53 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $23.75 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $23.75 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $24.15 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $24.43 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $24.43 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $24.43 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $24.65 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $24.90 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $26.67 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $26.89 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $28.51 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $29.13 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $33.62 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $33.62 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $33.62 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $33.62 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $33.62 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $39.22 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $39.22 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $39.27 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $40.11 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $41.83 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $41.83 ↓ -97%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $42.58 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $44.15 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $44.15 ↓ -97%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $44.37 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $46.39 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $48.63 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $49.23 ↓ -96%
Superior EPO $50.20 ↓ -96%
Superior HMO $50.20 ↓ -96%
Oscar HIX $58.27 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare HIX $58.71 ↓ -95%
Cigna LocalPlus $85.23 ↓ -93%
Cigna NewBusiness $85.32 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $90.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $90.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $90.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $90.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $90.21 ↓ -93%
Cigna HMO $95.20 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $95.20 ↓ -93%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $95.20 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $120.49 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $173.97 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $180.41 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $214.97 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $229.38 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $315.72 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $332.47 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $435.56 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $451.03 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $572.16 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $579.89 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $644.33 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $679.12 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $708.76 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $708.76 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $708.76 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $708.76 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $747.42 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $902.05 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $902.05 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $902.05 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $914.94 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $940.71 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $966.49 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,030.92 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,030.92 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,095.35 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,288.65 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,288.65 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,288.65 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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