Vein x-ray skull epidural 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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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.

$128.64 with Amerigroup vs $2,824.68 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

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

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 $128.64
United STARPerinate $128.64
United STAR $128.64
United STARKids $128.64
United STARPLUS $128.64
United CHIP $128.64
Amerigroup CHIP $128.64
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $128.64
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $128.64
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $135.07
Aetna Better Health MCD $138.93
Aetna Better Health CHIP $138.93
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $141.50
Molina CHIP $141.50
Molina STAR+PLUS $141.50
Molina STARKIDS $141.50
Molina MCDSTAR $141.50
Humana MGMCD $160.80
Aetna NewBusiness $173.22
Aetna Meritain $185.03
Aetna COMM $185.03
Aetna OON $218.98
Cigna LocalPlus $291.32
Cigna NewBusiness $291.61
Cigna NetworkBenefit $325.38
Cigna HMO $325.38
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $325.38
Cigna AllOther $411.81
United SmallGroup $826.97
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $826.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $863.80
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $863.80
United AllPayerAppendix $1,218.65
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,572.48
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,572.48
BCBS EPOSOA $2,698.58
BCBS PPO $2,824.68

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Vein x-ray skull epidural at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $1,006.40 $128.64 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,006.40 $128.64 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,980.52 $407.66 – $2,970.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,079.54 $128.64 – $2,599.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,006.40 $128.64 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,980.52 $137.64 – $2,970.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,980.52 $128.64 – $2,970.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,079.54 $128.64 – $3,119.31

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