Pericardiocentesis wwo imaging 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.

$446.27 with United vs $12,958.00 with Cigna — 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 CHIP $446.27
United STARPerinate $446.27
United STARPLUS $446.27
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $446.27
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $446.27
United STARKids $446.27
United STAR $446.27
Amerigroup MGMCD $468.58
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $468.58
Amerigroup CHIP $468.58
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $490.90
Molina CHIP $490.90
Molina STAR+PLUS $490.90
Molina STARKIDS $490.90
Molina MCDSTAR $490.90
Aetna Better Health CHIP $535.52
Aetna Better Health MCD $535.52
Humana MGMCD $557.84
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,170.00
Cigna IFP $1,572.89
WellMed MGMCR $1,589.23
United SmallGroup $1,603.00
Cigna QHP $1,631.15
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
BCBS BluePremier $2,022.60
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United OptionsPPO $2,073.89
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,300.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,311.19
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,311.19
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Humana COMM $3,610.66
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $3,931.02
BCBS BlueEssentials $3,931.02
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,938.05
Unicare CHIP $4,077.87
BCBS EPOSOA $4,126.76
BCBS PPO $4,322.49
Aetna OON $4,332.00
BCBS Traditional $5,173.07
City of McKinney COMM $5,242.97
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,825.52
Aetna ASA $6,140.10
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $6,408.08
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $6,408.08
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $6,408.08
Aetna WCOMP $6,408.08
Oscar HIX $6,587.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $6,757.61
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $8,155.73
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $8,155.73
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $8,155.73
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,272.25
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $8,505.27
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $8,738.29
Cigna LocalPlus $9,169.00
Cigna NewBusiness $9,177.00
USA Managed Care COMM $9,320.84
USC Health Services COMM $9,320.84
Galaxy Health Network PPO $9,903.39
Cigna NetworkBenefit $10,244.00
Cigna HMO $10,244.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,244.00
Unicare MCD $11,651.05
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $11,651.05
Independent Medical Systems COMM $11,651.05
Cigna AllOther $12,958.00

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Pericardiocentesis wwo imaging at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $3,161.89 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,161.89 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,649.05 $71.00 – $3,973.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,522.88 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,161.89 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,649.05 $85.00 – $3,973.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,649.05 $446.27 – $3,973.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,522.88 $71.00 – $3,967.42

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