Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (with and without contrast) 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

$12,115.66

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$12,115.66

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$175.06 with United vs $12,115.66 with Independent Medical Systems — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
United STAR $175.06 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $175.06 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $175.06 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $175.06 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $175.06 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $175.06 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $175.06 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $192.57 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $192.57 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $192.57 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $218.82 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $229.60 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $229.60 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $256.93 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -97%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -94%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $831.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $848.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $848.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $848.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $848.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $848.10 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $1,635.61 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,696.19 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $2,156.59 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,095.09 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $4,240.48 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $5,379.35 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $5,452.05 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $6,057.83 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $6,384.95 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $6,663.61 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $6,663.61 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $6,663.61 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $6,663.61 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $7,027.08 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $8,480.96 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $8,480.96 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,602.12 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $8,844.43 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $9,086.75 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $9,692.53 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $9,692.53 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $10,298.31 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $12,115.66 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $12,115.66 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $12,115.66 ↑ +0%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $5,116.27 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,520.00 $236.02 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,721.60 $167.39 – $3,402.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,520.00 $167.39 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,520.00 $175.06 – $3,780.00

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →