Rib X-ray (3 views, both sides) 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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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.

$44.10 with United vs $1,521.85 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 $44.10 —
United STARPLUS $44.10 —
United STARPerinate $44.10 —
Amerigroup CHIP $44.10 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $44.10 —
United STARKids $44.10 —
United CHIP $44.10 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $44.10 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $44.10 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $46.31 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $47.63 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $47.63 —
Molina CHIP $48.51 —
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $48.51 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $48.51 —
Molina STARKIDS $48.51 —
Molina MCDSTAR $48.51 —
Humana MGMCD $55.13 —
Aetna NewBusiness $69.38 —
Aetna COMM $74.11 —
Aetna Meritain $74.11 —
Aetna OON $87.71 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $106.53 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $106.53 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $106.53 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $106.53 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $106.53 —
Cigna LocalPlus $117.24 —
Cigna NewBusiness $117.36 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $130.95 —
Cigna HMO $130.95 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $130.95 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 —
United SmallGroup $154.52 —
Cigna AllOther $165.73 —
Cigna IFP $205.45 —
Cigna QHP $213.06 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
United OptionsPPO $263.28 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $372.85 —
Evry Health COMM $392.64 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29 —
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70 —
BCBS PPO $502.12 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $514.39 —
Unicare CHIP $532.65 —
Curative Administrators COMM $608.74 —
BCBS Traditional $630.05 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $684.83 —
City of McKinney COMM $684.83 —
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $760.92 —
Aetna ASA $768.53 —
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $837.02 —
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $837.02 —
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $837.02 —
Aetna WCOMP $837.02 —
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $872.02 —
Averde Health, Inc PPO $882.67 —
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,065.30 —
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,065.30 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,080.51 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,141.39 —
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,141.39 —
USC Health Services COMM $1,217.48 —
USA Managed Care COMM $1,217.48 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,293.57 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,521.85 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,521.85 —
Unicare MCD $1,521.85 —

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Rib X-ray (3 views, both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $381.04 $44.10 – $476.30
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $721.35 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $381.04 $44.10 – $476.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $445.78 $91.76 – $668.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $425.96 $44.10 – $532.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $381.04 $44.10 – $476.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $445.78 $47.19 – $668.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $445.78 $44.10 – $668.66

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