Kidney imaging morphology 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

$4,160.31

Cash price

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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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$4,160.31

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.

$160.71 with United vs $4,160.31 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
United STAR $160.71 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $160.71 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $160.71 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $160.71 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $160.71 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $160.71 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $160.71 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $160.71 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $160.71 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $168.75 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $173.57 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $173.57 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $176.78 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $176.78 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $176.78 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $176.78 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $176.78 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $184.41 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $200.89 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $203.01 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $203.01 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $237.34 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $291.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $291.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $291.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $291.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $291.22 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $325.41 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $348.59 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $348.59 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $408.85 ↓ -90%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -89%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $561.64 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $582.44 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $602.83 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $602.83 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $628.90 ↓ -85%
BCBS EPOSOA $632.28 ↓ -85%
BCBS PPO $661.72 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $740.54 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,019.28 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,073.36 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,406.18 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,456.11 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,664.12 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,847.18 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,872.14 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,080.16 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,192.48 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $2,288.17 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,288.17 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,288.17 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,288.17 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,412.98 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,912.22 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,912.22 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,912.22 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,953.82 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,037.03 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,120.23 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $3,328.25 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,328.25 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,536.26 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $4,160.31 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,160.31 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,160.31 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $539.97 $157.04 – $1,021.72
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