Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst 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

$2,945.67

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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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$2,945.67

Gross charge

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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.

$67.83 with United vs $4,954.00 with United — 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 $67.83 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $67.83 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $67.83 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $67.83 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $67.83 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $67.83 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $67.83 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $71.22 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $71.22 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $71.22 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $74.61 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $74.61 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $74.61 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $74.61 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $74.61 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $81.40 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $81.40 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $84.79 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $103.38 ↓ -96%
Humana COMM $236.72 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $360.99 ↓ -88%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $360.99 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $397.67 ↓ -86%
WellMed MGMCR $410.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $412.39 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $464.37 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $464.37 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $487.71 ↓ -83%
BCBS PPO $510.22 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $524.33 ↓ -82%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -68%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -68%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -68%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -68%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $995.64 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,030.98 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,307.88 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,325.55 ↓ -55%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,472.84 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,552.37 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,572.00 ↓ -47%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,574.00 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,620.12 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,620.12 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,620.12 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,620.12 ↓ -45%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,708.49 ↓ -42%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,757.00 ↓ -40%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,757.00 ↓ -40%
Cigna HMO $1,757.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,061.97 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,061.97 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,061.97 ↓ -30%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,091.43 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,150.34 ↓ -27%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↓ -26%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,209.25 ↓ -25%
Cigna AllOther $2,222.00 ↓ -25%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↓ -22%
USC Health Services COMM $2,356.54 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,356.54 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,503.82 ↓ -15%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -15%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,945.67 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,945.67 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,945.67 ↑ +0%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +17%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +25%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +25%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +47%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,954.00 ↑ +68%

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Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $645.13 $67.83 – $987.79
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $645.13 $67.83 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $581.36 $71.00 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $673.86 $67.83 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $645.13 $67.83 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $581.36 $72.58 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $581.36 $67.83 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $673.86 $67.83 – $1,010.79

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