Lumbar diskogram s&i 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

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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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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.

$111.60 with United vs $7,341.62 with BCBS — 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 STARKids $111.60
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $111.60
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $111.60
Amerigroup MGMCD $111.60
Amerigroup CHIP $111.60
United CHIP $111.60
United STARPerinate $111.60
United STARPLUS $111.60
United STAR $111.60
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $117.18
Aetna Better Health MCD $120.53
Aetna Better Health CHIP $120.53
Aetna QHPHIX $122.04
Molina CHIP $122.76
Molina MCDSTAR $122.76
Molina STARKIDS $122.76
Molina STAR+PLUS $122.76
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $122.76
Humana MGMCD $139.50
Aetna NewBusiness $167.32
Aetna COMM $179.24
Aetna Meritain $179.24
Aetna OON $210.22
Humana COMM $216.30
Cigna LocalPlus $277.36
Cigna NewBusiness $277.64
Cigna NetworkBenefit $309.79
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $309.79
Cigna HMO $309.79
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $363.09
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $363.09
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $363.09
Superior Health Plan CHIP $363.09
Superior Health Plan STARKids $363.09
Cigna AllOther $392.08
Cigna IFP $700.24
Cigna QHP $726.18
United OptionsPPO $923.28
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,270.81
Evry Health COMM $1,338.24
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,753.20
Unicare CHIP $1,815.45
BCBS BluePremier $2,046.03
Curative Administrators COMM $2,074.80
United SmallGroup $2,174.18
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,174.18
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,252.35
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2,252.35
BCBS Traditional $2,303.02
City of McKinney COMM $2,334.15
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,593.49
Aetna ASA $2,733.54
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,852.84
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,852.84
Aetna WCOMP $2,852.84
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,852.84
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,008.45
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,630.89
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,630.89
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,630.89
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,682.76
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,786.50
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,890.24
United AllPayerAppendix $3,947.38
USC Health Services COMM $4,149.59
USA Managed Care COMM $4,149.59
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,408.94
Unicare MCD $5,186.99
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,186.99
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,186.99
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $6,688.27
BCBS BlueEssentials $6,688.27
BCBS EPOSOA $7,014.95
BCBS PPO $7,341.62

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Lumbar diskogram s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $2,358.23 $111.60 – $4,783.04
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,358.23 $111.60 – $4,783.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,350.69 $1,101.35 – $8,026.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,618.23 $111.60 – $7,022.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,358.23 $111.60 – $4,783.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,350.69 $119.41 – $8,026.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,350.69 $111.60 – $8,026.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,618.23 $111.60 – $8,427.34

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