Vein x-ray liver 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

$5,848.74

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.

$5,848.74

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.

$124.30 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 $124.30 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $124.30 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $124.30 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $124.30 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $124.30 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $124.30 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $124.30 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $124.30 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $124.30 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $130.52 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $134.24 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $134.24 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $136.73 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $136.73 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $136.73 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $136.73 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $136.73 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $155.38 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $167.80 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $179.24 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $179.24 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $212.13 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $282.25 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $282.54 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $315.26 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $315.26 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $315.26 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $399.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $409.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $409.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $409.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $409.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $409.41 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $789.58 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $818.82 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,011.83 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,432.94 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,508.97 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,976.87 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $2,047.06 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,339.50 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,421.38 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $2,631.93 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,631.93 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,924.37 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,953.61 ↓ -50%
Aetna WCOMP $3,216.81 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,216.81 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,216.81 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,216.81 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,351.33 ↓ -43%
United SmallGroup $3,365.20 ↓ -42%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3,365.20 ↓ -42%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,392.27 ↓ -42%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,796.65 ↓ -35%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,796.65 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,094.12 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,094.12 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,152.61 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,386.56 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,386.56 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $4,678.99 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,678.99 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,971.43 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,848.74 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,848.74 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $5,848.74 ↑ +0%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↑ +10%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $11,306.82 ↑ +93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $11,306.82 ↑ +93%
BCBS EPOSOA $11,861.08 ↑ +103%
BCBS PPO $12,415.33 ↑ +112%

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