Observation direct referral from physician office for admission 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.

$92.47 with Cigna vs $684.99 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
Cigna IFP $92.47
Cigna QHP $95.90
United OptionsPPO $121.93
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $231.53
Unicare CHIP $239.75
BCBS BluePremier $300.24
BCBS Traditional $304.14
City of McKinney COMM $308.25
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $342.50
BCBS MyBlueHealth $349.86
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $349.86
Aetna ASA $360.99
Aetna WCOMP $376.74
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $376.74
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $376.74
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $376.74
Averde Health, Inc PPO $397.29
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $479.49
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $479.49
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $479.49
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $486.34
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $500.04
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $513.74
USA Managed Care COMM $547.99
USC Health Services COMM $547.99
Galaxy Health Network PPO $582.24
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $619.56
BCBS BlueEssentials $619.56
BCBS EPOSOA $650.09
BCBS PPO $680.63
Unicare MCD $684.99
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $684.99
Independent Medical Systems COMM $684.99

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Observation direct referral from physician office for admission at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $554.33 $101.63 – $1,591.17
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $162.54 $489.80 – $489.80
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $554.33 $157.06 – $1,591.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $527.99 $71.00 – $1,591.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $602.45 $71.00 – $1,591.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $554.33 $147.82 – $1,591.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $527.99 $169.48 – $1,591.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $527.99 $272.79 – $1,591.17

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