Microdissection manual 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

$1,955.33

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.

$1,955.33

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.

$136.87 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,955.33 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 CHIP $136.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $136.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $136.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $136.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $136.87 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $154.82 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $180.05 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $180.05 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $180.05 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $227.67 ↓ -88%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $227.67 ↓ -88%
Aetna QHPHIX $247.11 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $256.30 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentials $256.30 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $263.97 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $269.31 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $273.75 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $282.32 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $340.36 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $348.05 ↓ -82%
Aetna Meritain $362.50 ↓ -81%
Aetna COMM $362.50 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $371.51 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $406.71 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $426.61 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $479.06 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $504.48 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $660.90 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $684.37 ↓ -65%
Cigna LocalPlus $687.20 ↓ -65%
Cigna NewBusiness $687.89 ↓ -65%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $767.56 ↓ -61%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $767.56 ↓ -61%
Cigna HMO $767.56 ↓ -61%
Humana COMM $831.62 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $868.17 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $879.90 ↓ -55%
Cigna AllOther $971.44 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $977.66 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,030.46 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,075.43 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,075.43 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,075.43 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,075.43 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,134.09 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,368.73 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,368.73 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,368.73 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,388.28 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,427.39 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,466.50 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,564.26 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,564.26 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,662.03 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,955.33 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,955.33 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,955.33 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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