X-ray knee 1-2 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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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.

$34.41 with Amerigroup vs $1,196.39 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 $34.41
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $34.41
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $34.41
United CHIP $34.41
United STAR $34.41
United STARKids $34.41
United STARPLUS $34.41
United STARPerinate $34.41
Amerigroup CHIP $34.41
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $36.13
Aetna Better Health CHIP $37.16
Aetna Better Health MCD $37.16
Molina STAR+PLUS $37.85
Molina STARKIDS $37.85
Molina MCDSTAR $37.85
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $37.85
Molina CHIP $37.85
Humana MGMCD $43.01
Aetna NewBusiness $60.09
Aetna COMM $64.18
Aetna Meritain $64.18
Aetna OON $75.96
Superior Health Plan CHIP $83.75
Superior Health Plan STARKids $83.75
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $83.75
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $83.75
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $83.75
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
Cigna LocalPlus $101.76
Cigna NewBusiness $101.86
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $113.66
Cigna HMO $113.66
Cigna NetworkBenefit $113.66
Cigna AllOther $143.85
Cigna IFP $161.51
Cigna QHP $167.49
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
United OptionsPPO $206.98
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $293.12
Evry Health COMM $308.67
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59
BCBS PPO $357.55
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $404.38
Unicare CHIP $418.74
Curative Administrators COMM $478.56
BCBS Traditional $495.31
United GlobalBenefitPlan $538.38
City of McKinney COMM $538.38
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $598.20
Aetna ASA $604.18
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $658.01
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $658.01
Aetna WCOMP $658.01
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $658.01
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $685.53
Averde Health, Inc PPO $693.91
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $837.47
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $837.47
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $849.44
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $897.29
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $897.29
USA Managed Care COMM $957.11
USC Health Services COMM $957.11
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,016.93
Unicare MCD $1,196.39
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,196.39
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,196.39

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X-ray knee 1-2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $558.73 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $277.32 $57.08 – $415.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $379.64 $34.41 – $474.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $277.32 $36.82 – $415.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $277.32 $34.41 – $415.98

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