MRI lower extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) 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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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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$230.21 with Amerigroup vs $4,536.16 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

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

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
Amerigroup MGMCD $230.21
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $230.21
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $230.21
United CHIP $230.21
United STAR $230.21
United STARKids $230.21
United STARPLUS $230.21
United STARPerinate $230.21
Amerigroup CHIP $230.21
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $241.72
Aetna Better Health MCD $248.63
Aetna Better Health CHIP $248.63
Molina STAR+PLUS $253.23
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $253.23
Molina STARKIDS $253.23
Molina MCDSTAR $253.23
Molina CHIP $253.23
Humana MGMCD $287.76
BCBS MyBlueHealth $293.63
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $293.63
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
United SmallGroup $313.62
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $317.53
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $317.53
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $317.53
Superior Health Plan STARKids $317.53
Superior Health Plan CHIP $317.53
BCBS BluePremier $328.59
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Cigna IFP $612.38
Cigna QHP $635.06
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
United OptionsPPO $807.44
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80
Humana COMM $964.02
BCBS PPO $995.08
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Aetna OON $1,314.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,533.22
Unicare CHIP $1,587.66
BCBS Traditional $2,014.06
City of McKinney COMM $2,041.27
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,268.08
Aetna ASA $2,390.56
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,494.89
Aetna WCOMP $2,494.89
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,494.89
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,494.89
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,630.97
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,175.31
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,175.31
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,220.67
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,311.40
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,402.12
USA Managed Care COMM $3,628.93
USC Health Services COMM $3,628.93
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,855.74
Unicare MCD $4,536.16
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,536.16
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,536.16

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MRI lower extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $2,115.46 $227.71 – $2,644.33
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,115.46 $227.71 – $2,644.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,088.20 $314.76 – $3,132.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,485.95 $227.71 – $3,107.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,115.46 $227.71 – $2,644.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,088.20 $227.71 – $3,132.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,088.20 $230.21 – $3,132.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,485.95 $227.71 – $3,728.93

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