MRI w/cont, breast, bi 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

$6,883.82

Cash price

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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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$6,883.82

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.

$454.40 with BCBS vs $6,883.82 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
BCBS BluePremier $454.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $481.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $481.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $481.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $481.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $481.87 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $500.22 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $929.32 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $929.32 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $963.73 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,225.32 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,369.88 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $1,466.25 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $1,466.25 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $1,727.84 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,326.73 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $2,409.34 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $3,056.42 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,097.72 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,441.91 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,627.77 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $3,786.10 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,786.10 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,786.10 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,786.10 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,992.62 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,818.67 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,818.67 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,887.51 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $5,025.19 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,162.86 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $5,507.06 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,507.06 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,851.25 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $6,883.82 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,883.82 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,883.82 ↑ +0%

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MRI w/cont, breast, bi at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $1,994.42 $332.94 – $2,493.02
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,994.42 $332.94 – $2,493.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,119.87 $436.34 – $3,179.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,119.87 $332.94 – $2,649.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,994.42 $332.94 – $2,493.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,119.87 $332.94 – $3,179.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,119.87 $952.69 – $3,179.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,119.87 $332.94 – $3,179.81

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