Thyroid met uptake 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

$4,655.89

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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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$4,655.89

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.

$69.47 with BCBS vs $4,655.89 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
BCBS BluePremier $69.47 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $76.48 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $76.48 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $87.96 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $120.60 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $129.19 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $129.19 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $151.53 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $227.10 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $227.10 ↓ -95%
Humana COMM $236.04 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $238.19 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $249.28 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $325.91 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $325.91 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $325.91 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $325.91 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $325.91 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $628.55 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $651.82 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $828.75 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $884.62 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,140.69 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,201.22 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,573.69 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $1,629.56 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,862.36 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,067.22 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,095.15 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,327.95 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,453.65 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,560.74 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,560.74 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,560.74 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,560.74 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,700.42 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,259.12 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,259.12 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,259.12 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,305.68 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,398.80 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,491.92 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,724.71 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $3,724.71 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,957.51 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,655.89 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,655.89 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $4,655.89 ↑ +0%

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Thyroid met uptake at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $398.40 $73.04 – $564.40
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $398.40 $112.88 – $564.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $398.40 $82.00 – $597.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $398.40 $79.68 – $498.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $398.40 $106.24 – $564.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $398.40 $127.89 – $597.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $398.40 $205.84 – $597.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $398.40 $132.80 – $597.60

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