X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views 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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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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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.

$39.76 with Amerigroup vs $1,414.91 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $39.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $39.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $39.76
United CHIP $39.76
United STAR $39.76
United STARKids $39.76
United STARPLUS $39.76
United STARPerinate $39.76
Amerigroup CHIP $39.76
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $41.75
Aetna Better Health CHIP $42.94
Aetna Better Health MCD $42.94
Molina STAR+PLUS $43.74
Molina STARKIDS $43.74
Molina MCDSTAR $43.74
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $43.74
Molina CHIP $43.74
Humana MGMCD $49.70
Aetna NewBusiness $66.28
Aetna COMM $70.80
Aetna Meritain $70.80
Aetna OON $83.79
United SmallGroup $83.86
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
Superior Health Plan CHIP $99.04
Superior Health Plan STARKids $99.04
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $99.04
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $99.04
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $99.04
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34
Cigna LocalPlus $112.07
Cigna NewBusiness $112.18
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $125.17
Cigna HMO $125.17
Cigna NetworkBenefit $125.17
Cigna AllOther $158.42
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Cigna IFP $191.01
Cigna QHP $198.09
United OptionsPPO $244.78
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $346.65
BCBS PPO $357.55
Evry Health COMM $365.05
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $478.24
Unicare CHIP $495.22
Curative Administrators COMM $565.96
BCBS Traditional $585.77
United GlobalBenefitPlan $636.71
City of McKinney COMM $636.71
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $707.46
Aetna ASA $714.53
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $778.20
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $778.20
Aetna WCOMP $778.20
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $778.20
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $810.74
Averde Health, Inc PPO $820.65
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $990.44
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $990.44
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,004.59
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,061.18
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,061.18
USA Managed Care COMM $1,131.93
USC Health Services COMM $1,131.93
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,202.67
Unicare MCD $1,414.91
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,414.91
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,414.91

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X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $325.79 $39.76 – $407.24
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $735.88 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $325.79 $39.76 – $407.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $378.40 $77.89 – $567.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $418.55 $39.76 – $523.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $325.79 $39.76 – $407.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $378.40 $42.54 – $567.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $378.40 $39.76 – $567.60

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