Thyroid met imaging 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

$3,698.04

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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$3,698.04

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.

$216.19 with Amerigroup vs $3,698.04 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $216.19 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $216.19 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $216.19 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $216.19 ↓ -94%
United STAR $216.19 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $216.19 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $216.19 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $216.19 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $216.19 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $227.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $233.49 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $233.49 ↓ -94%
BCBS BluePremier $236.74 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $237.81 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $237.81 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $237.81 ↓ -94%
Molina CHIP $237.81 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $237.81 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $258.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $258.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $258.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $258.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $258.86 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $260.61 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $260.61 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $270.24 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $312.27 ↓ -92%
Aetna NewBusiness $428.15 ↓ -88%
Aetna Meritain $458.64 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $458.64 ↓ -88%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $499.24 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $517.73 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $537.93 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $658.25 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $773.88 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentials $773.88 ↓ -79%
Humana COMM $795.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $811.68 ↓ -78%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $849.47 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $906.02 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $954.09 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,249.94 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,294.31 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,479.22 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,641.93 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,664.12 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,849.02 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,948.87 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $2,033.92 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,033.92 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,033.92 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,033.92 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,144.86 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,588.63 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,588.63 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,588.63 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,625.61 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,699.57 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,773.53 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $2,958.43 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,958.43 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,143.33 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $3,698.04 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,698.04 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,698.04 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,366.16 $281.20 – $2,049.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,247.37 $209.50 – $1,559.21
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $1,366.16 $209.50 – $2,049.25
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