X-ray l/s-spine bend vw only 2-3 vw 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

$2,603.57

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,603.57

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.

$40.76 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $2,603.57 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $40.76 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $40.76 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $40.76 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $40.76 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $40.76 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $40.76 ↓ -98%
United STAR $40.76 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $40.76 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $40.76 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $42.80 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $44.02 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $44.02 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $44.84 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $44.84 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $44.84 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $44.84 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $44.84 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $50.95 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $69.38 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $74.11 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $74.11 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $87.71 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $115.96 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $116.07 ↓ -96%
Cigna HMO $129.52 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $129.52 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $129.52 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -94%
Cigna AllOther $163.92 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $182.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $182.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $182.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $182.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $182.25 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $351.48 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $364.50 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $450.42 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29 ↓ -82%
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $502.12 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $637.87 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $671.72 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $880.01 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $911.25 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,041.43 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,077.88 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $1,171.61 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,171.61 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,301.79 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,314.80 ↓ -50%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,431.96 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,431.96 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,431.96 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,431.96 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,491.85 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,510.07 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,822.50 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,822.50 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,848.53 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,952.68 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,952.68 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,082.86 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,082.86 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,213.03 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,603.57 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,603.57 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,603.57 ↑ +0%

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X-ray l/s-spine bend vw only 2-3 vw at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $341.30 $40.76 – $426.63
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $814.45 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $341.30 $40.76 – $426.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $468.26 $96.38 – $702.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $423.69 $40.76 – $529.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $341.30 $40.76 – $426.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $468.26 $43.61 – $702.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $468.26 $40.76 – $702.39

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