Shoulder MRI (without contrast) 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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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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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.

$209.16 with United vs $9,075.37 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $209.16
Amerigroup CHIP $209.16
United STARPerinate $209.16
United STARPLUS $209.16
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $209.16
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $209.16
United STARKids $209.16
United STAR $209.16
Amerigroup MGMCD $209.16
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $219.62
Aetna Better Health MCD $225.89
Aetna Better Health CHIP $225.89
Molina STARKIDS $230.08
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $230.08
Molina MCDSTAR $230.08
Molina CHIP $230.08
Molina STAR+PLUS $230.08
Humana MGMCD $261.45
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $293.63
BCBS MyBlueHealth $293.63
United SmallGroup $313.62
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
BCBS BluePremier $328.59
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Superior Health Plan CHIP $635.28
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $635.28
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $635.28
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $635.28
Superior Health Plan STARKids $635.28
Humana COMM $681.84
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80
BCBS PPO $995.08
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Cigna IFP $1,225.17
Cigna QHP $1,270.55
Aetna OON $1,314.00
United OptionsPPO $1,615.42
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,067.48
Unicare CHIP $3,176.38
BCBS Traditional $4,029.46
City of McKinney COMM $4,083.92
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,537.69
Aetna ASA $4,782.72
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,991.45
Aetna WCOMP $4,991.45
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,991.45
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,991.45
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,263.71
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,352.76
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,352.76
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,443.51
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,625.02
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,806.53
USA Managed Care COMM $7,260.30
USC Health Services COMM $7,260.30
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,714.06
Independent Medical Systems COMM $9,075.37
Unicare MCD $9,075.37
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,075.37

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Shoulder MRI (without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $1,788.37 $209.16 – $2,235.46
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,788.37 $209.16 – $2,235.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,311.68 $314.76 – $3,467.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,311.68 $209.16 – $2,889.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,788.37 $209.16 – $2,235.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,311.68 $223.80 – $3,467.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,311.68 $209.16 – $3,467.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,311.68 $209.16 – $3,467.52

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