MRI without fol w/cont, brst, un 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $481.87
Superior Health Plan CHIP $481.87
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $481.87
Superior Health Plan STARKids $481.87
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $481.87
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $500.22
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22
United SmallGroup $616.10
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Cigna IFP $929.32
Aetna QHPHIX $929.32
Cigna QHP $963.73
United OptionsPPO $1,225.32
Aetna NewBusiness $1,369.88
Aetna Meritain $1,466.25
Aetna COMM $1,466.25
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
Aetna OON $1,727.84
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,326.73
Unicare CHIP $2,409.34
BCBS Traditional $3,056.42
City of McKinney COMM $3,097.72
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,441.91
Aetna ASA $3,627.77
Aetna WCOMP $3,786.10
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,786.10
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,786.10
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,786.10
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,992.62
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,818.67
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,818.67
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,887.51
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $5,025.19
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,162.86
USC Health Services COMM $5,507.06
USA Managed Care COMM $5,507.06
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,851.25
Unicare MCD $6,883.82
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,883.82
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,883.82

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MRI without fol w/cont, brst, un at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $1,938.60 $332.94 – $2,423.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,938.60 $332.94 – $2,423.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,567.09 $322.56 – $2,350.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,410.38 $282.08 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,938.60 $332.94 – $2,423.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,567.09 $332.94 – $2,350.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,567.09 $809.66 – $2,700.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,410.38 $332.94 – $2,149.00

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