X-ray bone age studies 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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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.

$26.06 with United vs $1,504.81 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
United STAR $26.06
Amerigroup MGMCD $26.06
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $26.06
Amerigroup CHIP $26.06
United STARPerinate $26.06
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $26.06
United STARPLUS $26.06
United CHIP $26.06
United STARKids $26.06
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $27.36
Aetna Better Health CHIP $28.14
Aetna Better Health MCD $28.14
Molina STAR+PLUS $28.67
Molina MCDSTAR $28.67
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $28.67
Molina CHIP $28.67
Molina STARKIDS $28.67
Humana MGMCD $32.57
Aetna NewBusiness $39.14
Aetna Meritain $41.81
Aetna COMM $41.81
Aetna OON $49.48
Cigna LocalPlus $65.58
Cigna NewBusiness $65.65
Cigna NetworkBenefit $73.25
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $73.25
Cigna HMO $73.25
Cigna AllOther $92.70
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $105.34
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $105.34
Superior Health Plan STARKids $105.34
Superior Health Plan CHIP $105.34
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $105.34
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Cigna IFP $203.15
Cigna QHP $210.67
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
United OptionsPPO $260.33
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $368.68
Evry Health COMM $388.24
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
BCBS PPO $502.12
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $508.63
Unicare CHIP $526.68
Curative Administrators COMM $601.92
BCBS Traditional $622.99
City of McKinney COMM $677.16
United GlobalBenefitPlan $677.16
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $752.40
Aetna ASA $759.93
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $827.65
Aetna WCOMP $827.65
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $827.65
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $827.65
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $862.26
Averde Health, Inc PPO $872.79
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,053.37
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,053.37
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,068.42
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,128.61
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,128.61
USA Managed Care COMM $1,203.85
USC Health Services COMM $1,203.85
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,279.09
Unicare MCD $1,504.81
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,504.81
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,504.81

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X-ray bone age studies at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $175.04 $26.06 – $272.35
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $175.04 $26.06 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $273.56 $56.31 – $410.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $292.97 $26.06 – $366.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $175.04 $26.06 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $273.56 $27.88 – $410.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $273.56 $26.06 – $410.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $292.97 $26.06 – $439.46

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