Tc-99m exametazime diag 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

$6,312.44

Cash price

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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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$6,312.44

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.

$70.00 with Imaging Providers of Texas vs $14,951.03 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
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $70.00 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $441.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $441.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $441.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $441.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $441.87 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $852.18 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $883.74 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,123.61 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $1,312.99 ↓ -79%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,530.72 ↓ -76%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,530.72 ↓ -76%
United SmallGroup $1,530.72 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,546.55 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $1,584.42 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,628.61 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,133.60 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $2,209.35 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,524.98 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,802.72 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,840.60 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,156.22 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,326.66 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $3,471.84 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,471.84 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,471.84 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,471.84 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,661.22 ↓ -42%
Aetna QHPHIX $4,212.25 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,418.71 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,418.71 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,418.71 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,481.83 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,608.08 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,734.33 ↓ -25%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,002.98 ↓ -21%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $5,002.98 ↓ -21%
USC Health Services COMM $5,049.95 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,049.95 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,365.57 ↓ -15%
Aetna NewBusiness $5,775.39 ↓ -9%
Aetna Meritain $6,186.74 ↓ -2%
Aetna COMM $6,186.74 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,312.44 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,312.44 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,312.44 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7,323.21 ↑ +16%
BCBS BlueEssentials $7,323.21 ↑ +16%
BCBS BluePremier $7,598.73 ↑ +20%
BCBS EPOSOA $7,685.74 ↑ +22%
BCBS PPO $8,048.28 ↑ +27%
Cigna LocalPlus $10,578.66 ↑ +68%
Cigna NewBusiness $10,589.15 ↑ +68%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,818.17 ↑ +87%
Cigna HMO $11,818.17 ↑ +87%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11,818.17 ↑ +87%
Humana COMM $12,498.66 ↑ +98%
Cigna AllOther $14,951.03 ↑ +137%

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Tc-99m exametazime diag at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $9,053.47 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $6,497.16 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $6,745.24 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $2,389.91 $100.00 – $5,121.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $2,135.70 $100.00 – $6,102.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $494.55 $360.04 – $2,543.40
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $524.70 $100.00 – $3,148.20
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $3,218.16 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34

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