X-ray of mammary ducts 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.

$69.50 with Amerigroup vs $2,479.59 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 $69.50
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $69.50
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $69.50
United CHIP $69.50
United STAR $69.50
United STARKids $69.50
United STARPLUS $69.50
United STARPerinate $69.50
Amerigroup CHIP $69.50
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $72.98
Aetna Better Health MCD $75.06
Aetna Better Health CHIP $75.06
Molina MCDSTAR $76.45
Molina CHIP $76.45
Molina STAR+PLUS $76.45
Molina STARKIDS $76.45
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $76.45
Humana MGMCD $86.88
Aetna NewBusiness $109.68
Aetna COMM $117.16
Aetna Meritain $117.16
Aetna OON $138.66
Superior Health Plan CHIP $173.57
Superior Health Plan STARKids $173.57
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $173.57
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $173.57
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $173.57
Cigna LocalPlus $185.67
Cigna NewBusiness $185.85
Cigna HMO $207.38
Cigna NetworkBenefit $207.38
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $207.38
Cigna AllOther $262.46
United SmallGroup $313.62
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
BCBS MyBlueHealth $319.26
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $319.26
Cigna IFP $334.74
Cigna QHP $347.14
United OptionsPPO $428.97
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $607.50
Evry Health COMM $639.73
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $838.10
Unicare CHIP $867.86
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $950.80
BCBS BlueEssentials $950.80
Curative Administrators COMM $991.84
BCBS EPOSOA $997.41
BCBS Traditional $1,026.55
BCBS PPO $1,044.02
City of McKinney COMM $1,115.82
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,115.82
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,239.80
Aetna ASA $1,252.19
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,363.77
Aetna WCOMP $1,363.77
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,363.77
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,363.77
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,420.81
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,438.16
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,735.71
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,735.71
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,760.51
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,859.69
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,859.69
USC Health Services COMM $1,983.67
USA Managed Care COMM $1,983.67
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,107.65
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,479.59
Unicare MCD $2,479.59
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,479.59

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X-ray of mammary ducts at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $437.00 $89.95 – $655.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $437.00 $69.50 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $437.00 $74.36 – $655.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $437.00 $69.50 – $655.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $437.00 $69.50 – $655.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $437.00 $69.50 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $437.00 $69.50 – $655.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $437.00 $69.50 – $783.01

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