Pretreat rbc absorption reference 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

$915.47

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.

$915.47

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.

$33.84 with United vs $915.47 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
United SmallGroup $33.84 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $33.84 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $39.78 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $46.07 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $58.50 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $58.50 ↓ -94%
Aetna NewBusiness $63.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $64.08 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $64.08 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $64.08 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $64.08 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $64.08 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $65.86 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $65.86 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMM $67.58 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $67.58 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $69.20 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $72.54 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $79.53 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $123.59 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $128.17 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $130.40 ↓ -86%
Cigna NewBusiness $130.53 ↓ -86%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $145.64 ↓ -84%
Cigna HMO $145.64 ↓ -84%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $145.64 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $162.95 ↓ -82%
Cigna AllOther $184.33 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $190.42 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $224.29 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $236.19 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $309.43 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $312.96 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $320.41 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $406.47 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $411.96 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $457.74 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $482.45 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $503.51 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $503.51 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $503.51 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $503.51 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $530.97 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $640.83 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $640.83 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $640.83 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $649.98 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $668.29 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $686.60 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $732.38 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $732.38 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $778.15 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $915.47 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $915.47 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $915.47 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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