Whole blood for transfusion 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.

$51.27 with Aetna vs $3,095.14 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
Aetna NewBusiness $51.27
Aetna Meritain $54.81
Aetna COMM $54.81
Aetna OON $64.90
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $216.66
Superior Health Plan STARKids $216.66
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $216.66
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $216.66
Superior Health Plan CHIP $216.66
Cigna IFP $417.84
Cigna QHP $433.32
United OptionsPPO $535.46
Oscar HIX $643.79
BCBS MyBlueHealth $739.74
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $739.74
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $758.31
Evry Health COMM $798.55
Cigna NewBusiness $817.12
Cigna LocalPlus $817.12
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $913.07
Cigna NetworkBenefit $913.07
Cigna HMO $913.07
BCBS BlueEssentials $971.87
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $971.87
BCBS EPOSOA $1,021.40
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,046.16
BCBS PPO $1,067.82
Unicare CHIP $1,083.30
Cigna AllOther $1,154.49
Curative Administrators COMM $1,238.06
BCBS Traditional $1,281.39
City of McKinney COMM $1,392.81
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,392.81
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,547.57
Aetna ASA $1,563.05
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,702.33
Aetna WCOMP $1,702.33
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,702.33
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,702.33
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,773.52
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,795.18
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,166.60
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,166.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,197.55
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,321.36
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,321.36
USA Managed Care COMM $2,476.11
USC Health Services COMM $2,476.11
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,630.87
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,095.14
Unicare MCD $3,095.14
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,095.14

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Whole blood for transfusion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $487.92 $89.45 – $609.90
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $487.92 $138.24 – $609.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $485.68 $99.97 – $728.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $509.96 $101.99 – $637.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $487.92 $130.11 – $609.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $485.68 $155.90 – $728.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $485.68 $250.93 – $728.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $509.96 $169.99 – $764.94

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