Neck (Cervical Spine) X-ray (4 to 5 views) at MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL

6800 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1902857766

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 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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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.

$53.80 with United vs $1,958.88 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 STAR $53.80 —
United STARPLUS $53.80 —
United STARPerinate $53.80 —
Amerigroup CHIP $53.80 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.80 —
United STARKids $53.80 —
United CHIP $53.80 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $53.80 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $53.80 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $56.49 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $58.10 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $58.10 —
Molina CHIP $59.18 —
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $59.18 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $59.18 —
Molina STARKIDS $59.18 —
Molina MCDSTAR $59.18 —
Humana MGMCD $67.25 —
Aetna NewBusiness $92.61 —
Aetna COMM $98.93 —
Aetna Meritain $98.93 —
Aetna OON $117.08 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $137.12 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $137.12 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $137.12 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $137.12 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $137.12 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 —
United SmallGroup $154.52 —
Cigna LocalPlus $155.99 —
Cigna NewBusiness $156.14 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $174.23 —
Cigna HMO $174.23 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $174.23 —
Cigna AllOther $220.51 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
Cigna IFP $264.45 —
Cigna QHP $274.24 —
United OptionsPPO $338.89 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29 —
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $479.93 —
BCBS PPO $502.12 —
Evry Health COMM $505.39 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $662.10 —
Unicare CHIP $685.61 —
Curative Administrators COMM $783.55 —
BCBS Traditional $810.98 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $881.50 —
City of McKinney COMM $881.50 —
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $979.44 —
Aetna ASA $989.23 —
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,077.38 —
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,077.38 —
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,077.38 —
Aetna WCOMP $1,077.38 —
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,122.44 —
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,136.15 —
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,371.22 —
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,371.22 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,390.80 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,469.16 —
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,469.16 —
USC Health Services COMM $1,567.10 —
USA Managed Care COMM $1,567.10 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,665.05 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,958.88 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,958.88 —
Unicare MCD $1,958.88 —

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Neck (Cervical Spine) X-ray (4 to 5 views) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $453.04 $53.80 – $566.30
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $942.59 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $453.04 $53.80 – $566.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $499.47 $102.81 – $749.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $606.65 $53.80 – $758.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $453.04 $53.80 – $566.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $499.47 $57.57 – $749.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $499.47 $53.80 – $749.21

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