Vein x-ray kidney 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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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$119.63 with United vs $12,415.33 with BCBS — 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 STAR $119.63
Amerigroup MGMCD $119.63
Amerigroup CHIP $119.63
United STARPerinate $119.63
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $119.63
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $119.63
United CHIP $119.63
United STARPLUS $119.63
United STARKids $119.63
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $125.61
Aetna Better Health MCD $129.20
Aetna Better Health CHIP $129.20
Molina CHIP $131.59
Molina STAR+PLUS $131.59
Molina STARKIDS $131.59
Molina MCDSTAR $131.59
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $131.59
Humana MGMCD $149.54
Aetna NewBusiness $157.70
Aetna COMM $168.45
Aetna Meritain $168.45
Aetna OON $199.36
Cigna LocalPlus $266.77
Cigna NewBusiness $267.04
Cigna HMO $297.96
Cigna NetworkBenefit $297.96
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $297.96
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $362.62
Superior Health Plan CHIP $362.62
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $362.62
Superior Health Plan STARKids $362.62
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $362.62
Cigna AllOther $377.11
Cigna IFP $699.34
Cigna QHP $725.24
United OptionsPPO $896.19
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,269.17
Evry Health COMM $1,336.51
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,750.93
Unicare CHIP $1,813.10
Curative Administrators COMM $2,072.11
BCBS Traditional $2,144.64
City of McKinney COMM $2,331.13
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,331.13
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,590.14
Aetna ASA $2,616.04
Aetna WCOMP $2,849.15
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,849.15
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,849.15
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,849.15
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,968.30
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,004.56
United SmallGroup $3,365.20
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3,365.20
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,626.20
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,626.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,678.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,796.65
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,796.65
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,885.21
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,885.21
USA Managed Care COMM $4,144.22
USC Health Services COMM $4,144.22
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,403.24
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,180.28
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,180.28
Unicare MCD $5,180.28
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $11,306.82
BCBS BlueEssentials $11,306.82
BCBS EPOSOA $11,861.08
BCBS PPO $12,415.33

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Vein x-ray kidney at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $2,571.95 $119.63 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,571.95 $119.63 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,216.83 $71.00 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,650.18 $71.00 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,571.95 $119.63 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,216.83 $85.00 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,216.83 $119.63 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,650.18 $71.00 – $7,896.23

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