Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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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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.

$27.15 with BCBS vs $4,337.62 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 MyBlueHealth $27.15
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $27.15
Aetna NewBusiness $59.66
Aetna Meritain $63.73
Aetna COMM $63.73
Aetna OON $75.43
BCBS BlueEssentials $80.87
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $80.87
BCBS EPOSOA $84.83
BCBS PPO $88.79
Superior Health Plan STARKids $303.63
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $303.63
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $303.63
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $303.63
Superior Health Plan CHIP $303.63
Cigna IFP $585.58
Cigna QHP $607.27
United OptionsPPO $750.41
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $824.15
Superior ValueHMO $867.52
Superior EPO $867.52
Superior HMO $867.52
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,062.72
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,084.40
Evry Health COMM $1,119.11
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,466.12
Unicare CHIP $1,518.17
Curative Administrators COMM $1,735.05
BCBS Traditional $1,795.77
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,951.93
City of McKinney COMM $1,951.93
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,168.81
Aetna ASA $2,190.50
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,385.69
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,385.69
Aetna WCOMP $2,385.69
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,385.69
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,485.46
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,515.82
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,036.33
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,036.33
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,079.71
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,253.22
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,253.22
USC Health Services COMM $3,470.10
USA Managed Care COMM $3,470.10
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,686.98
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,337.62
Unicare MCD $4,337.62
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,337.62

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $631.95 $39.64 – $895.26
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,631.77 $76.31 – $76.31
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $631.95 $39.64 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $621.95 $66.60 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $605.63 $66.60 – $757.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $631.95 $45.39 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $621.95 $81.06 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $621.95 $321.34 – $932.93

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