Myelography neck spine 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

$5,933.97

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.

$5,933.97

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.

$112.26 with United vs $5,933.97 with Unicare — 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 $112.26 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $112.26 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $112.26 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $112.26 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $112.26 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $112.26 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $112.26 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $112.26 ↓ -98%
United STAR $112.26 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $117.87 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $121.24 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $121.24 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $121.47 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $123.49 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $123.49 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $123.49 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $123.49 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $123.49 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $140.33 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $166.55 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $178.41 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $178.41 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $209.25 ↓ -96%
Humana COMM $210.56 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $274.79 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $275.07 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $306.92 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $306.92 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $306.92 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $388.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $415.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $415.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $415.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $415.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $415.38 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $801.09 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $810.18 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $830.76 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $891.87 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $891.87 ↓ -85%
United SmallGroup $920.54 ↓ -84%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $920.54 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,056.25 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,453.82 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,530.96 ↓ -74%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,609.16 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,005.68 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $2,076.89 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,373.59 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,634.68 ↓ -56%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,648.39 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,648.39 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $2,670.29 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,777.75 ↓ -53%
BCBS PPO $2,907.10 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,966.99 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,127.20 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,263.68 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,263.68 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,263.68 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,263.68 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,441.70 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,153.78 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,153.78 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,153.78 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,213.12 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,331.80 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,450.48 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $4,747.18 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,747.18 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,043.87 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,933.97 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,933.97 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $5,933.97 ↑ +0%

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Myelography neck spine at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $875.40 $112.26 – $1,983.49
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $875.40 $112.26 – $1,983.49
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,133.23 $112.26 – $1,983.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $875.40 $112.26 – $1,983.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,088.80 $120.12 – $1,983.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,088.80 $112.26 – $1,983.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,133.23 $112.26 – $1,983.49

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