X-ray exam of eye sockets 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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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.

$48.11 with United vs $1,741.91 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
United CHIP $48.11
Amerigroup MGMCD $48.11
Amerigroup CHIP $48.11
United STARKids $48.11
United STAR $48.11
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $48.11
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $48.11
United STARPerinate $48.11
United STARPLUS $48.11
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $50.52
Aetna Better Health MCD $51.96
Aetna Better Health CHIP $51.96
Molina MCDSTAR $52.92
Molina CHIP $52.92
Molina STAR+PLUS $52.92
Molina STARKIDS $52.92
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $52.92
Humana MGMCD $60.14
Aetna NewBusiness $81.00
Aetna COMM $86.52
Aetna Meritain $86.52
Aetna OON $102.39
Superior Health Plan CHIP $121.93
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $121.93
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $121.93
Superior Health Plan STARKids $121.93
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $121.93
Cigna LocalPlus $134.05
Cigna NewBusiness $134.18
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $149.72
Cigna NetworkBenefit $149.72
Cigna HMO $149.72
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Cigna AllOther $189.49
Cigna IFP $235.16
Cigna QHP $243.87
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
United OptionsPPO $301.35
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $426.77
Evry Health COMM $449.41
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
BCBS PPO $502.12
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $588.77
Unicare CHIP $609.67
Curative Administrators COMM $696.76
BCBS Traditional $721.15
City of McKinney COMM $783.86
United GlobalBenefitPlan $783.86
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $870.96
Aetna ASA $879.66
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $958.05
Aetna WCOMP $958.05
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $958.05
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $958.05
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $998.11
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,010.31
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,219.34
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,219.34
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,236.76
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,306.43
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,306.43
USC Health Services COMM $1,393.53
USA Managed Care COMM $1,393.53
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,480.62
Unicare MCD $1,741.91
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,741.91
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,741.91

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X-ray exam of eye sockets at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $155.33 $48.11 – $272.35
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $155.33 $48.11 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $349.15 $71.87 – $523.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $339.16 $48.11 – $423.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $155.33 $48.11 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $349.15 $51.48 – $523.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $349.15 $48.11 – $523.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $339.16 $48.11 – $508.74

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