X-ray forearm 2 views (both sides) 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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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.

$29.40 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,199.50 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $29.40
Amerigroup CHIP $29.40
United STARPerinate $29.40
Amerigroup MGMCD $29.40
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $29.40
United STARPLUS $29.40
United STARKids $29.40
United STAR $29.40
United CHIP $29.40
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $30.87
Aetna Better Health MCD $31.75
Aetna Better Health CHIP $31.75
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $32.34
Molina CHIP $32.34
Molina STAR+PLUS $32.34
Molina STARKIDS $32.34
Molina MCDSTAR $32.34
Humana MGMCD $36.75
Aetna NewBusiness $49.24
Aetna Meritain $52.60
Aetna COMM $52.60
Aetna OON $62.26
Cigna LocalPlus $83.67
Cigna NewBusiness $83.75
United SmallGroup $83.86
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $83.97
Superior Health Plan CHIP $83.97
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $83.97
Superior Health Plan STARKids $83.97
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $83.97
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $93.45
Cigna HMO $93.45
Cigna NetworkBenefit $93.45
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34
Cigna AllOther $118.28
Cigna IFP $161.93
Cigna QHP $167.93
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
United OptionsPPO $207.51
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $293.88
Evry Health COMM $309.47
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59
BCBS PPO $357.55
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $405.43
Unicare CHIP $419.82
Curative Administrators COMM $479.80
BCBS Traditional $496.59
United GlobalBenefitPlan $539.77
City of McKinney COMM $539.77
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $599.75
Aetna ASA $605.75
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $659.73
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $659.73
Aetna WCOMP $659.73
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $659.73
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $687.31
Averde Health, Inc PPO $695.71
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $839.65
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $839.65
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $851.64
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $899.63
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $899.63
USC Health Services COMM $959.60
USA Managed Care COMM $959.60
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,019.58
Unicare MCD $1,199.50
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,199.50
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,199.50

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X-ray forearm 2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $522.39 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $375.50 $77.29 – $563.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $372.73 $29.40 – $465.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $375.50 $31.46 – $563.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $375.50 $29.40 – $563.26

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