X-ray exam of jaw joint 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.

$82.86 with United vs $2,174.28 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 $82.86
Amerigroup MGMCD $82.86
Amerigroup CHIP $82.86
United STARKids $82.86
United STAR $82.86
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $82.86
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $82.86
United STARPerinate $82.86
United STARPLUS $82.86
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $87.00
Aetna Better Health MCD $89.49
Aetna Better Health CHIP $89.49
Molina MCDSTAR $91.15
Molina CHIP $91.15
Molina STAR+PLUS $91.15
Molina STARKIDS $91.15
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $91.15
Humana MGMCD $103.58
Aetna NewBusiness $139.11
Aetna Meritain $148.60
Aetna COMM $148.60
Superior Health Plan CHIP $152.20
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $152.20
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $152.20
Superior Health Plan STARKids $152.20
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $152.20
Aetna OON $175.86
Cigna LocalPlus $228.31
Cigna NewBusiness $228.53
Cigna HMO $255.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $255.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $255.00
Cigna IFP $293.53
Cigna QHP $304.40
United SmallGroup $313.62
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
BCBS MyBlueHealth $319.26
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $319.26
Cigna AllOther $322.74
United OptionsPPO $376.15
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $532.70
Evry Health COMM $560.96
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $734.91
Unicare CHIP $761.00
Curative Administrators COMM $869.71
BCBS Traditional $900.15
BCBS BlueEssentials $950.80
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $950.80
United GlobalBenefitPlan $978.43
City of McKinney COMM $978.43
BCBS EPOSOA $997.41
BCBS PPO $1,044.02
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,087.14
Aetna ASA $1,098.01
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,195.85
Aetna WCOMP $1,195.85
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,195.85
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,195.85
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,245.86
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,261.08
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,522.00
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,522.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,543.74
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,630.71
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,630.71
USA Managed Care COMM $1,739.42
USC Health Services COMM $1,739.42
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,848.14
Unicare MCD $2,174.28
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,174.28
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,174.28

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X-ray exam of jaw joint at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $255.35 $82.86 – $607.02
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $255.35 $82.86 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $813.60 $167.47 – $1,220.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $813.60 $82.86 – $1,017.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $255.35 $82.86 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $813.60 $88.66 – $1,220.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $813.60 $82.86 – $1,220.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $813.60 $82.86 – $1,220.40

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