X-ray exam of salivary gland 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.

$37.76 with Amerigroup 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $37.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $37.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $37.76
United CHIP $37.76
United STAR $37.76
United STARKids $37.76
United STARPLUS $37.76
United STARPerinate $37.76
Amerigroup CHIP $37.76
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $39.65
Aetna Better Health MCD $40.78
Aetna Better Health CHIP $40.78
Molina CHIP $41.54
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $41.54
Molina STARKIDS $41.54
Molina MCDSTAR $41.54
Molina STAR+PLUS $41.54
Humana MGMCD $47.20
Aetna NewBusiness $68.60
Aetna COMM $73.28
Aetna Meritain $73.28
United SmallGroup $83.86
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
Aetna OON $86.73
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34
Cigna LocalPlus $114.67
Cigna NewBusiness $114.79
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $121.93
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $121.93
Superior Health Plan STARKids $121.93
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $121.93
Superior Health Plan CHIP $121.93
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $128.08
Cigna HMO $128.08
Cigna NetworkBenefit $128.08
Cigna AllOther $162.11
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Cigna IFP $235.16
Cigna QHP $243.87
United OptionsPPO $301.35
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59
BCBS PPO $357.55
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $426.77
Evry Health COMM $449.41
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $588.77
Unicare CHIP $609.67
Curative Administrators COMM $696.76
BCBS Traditional $721.15
United GlobalBenefitPlan $783.86
City of McKinney COMM $783.86
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $870.96
Aetna ASA $879.66
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $958.05
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $958.05
Aetna WCOMP $958.05
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $958.05
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $998.11
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,010.31
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,219.34
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,219.34
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,236.76
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,306.43
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,306.43
USA Managed Care COMM $1,393.53
USC Health Services 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 salivary gland at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $124.24 $37.76 – $225.11
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $124.24 $37.76 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $184.20 $37.91 – $276.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $184.20 $37.76 – $230.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $124.24 $37.76 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $184.20 $40.40 – $276.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $184.20 $37.76 – $276.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $184.20 $37.76 – $276.30

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