X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest 3 views left 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.

$42.44 with United vs $1,521.85 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
United CHIP $42.44
Amerigroup MGMCD $42.44
Amerigroup CHIP $42.44
United STARKids $42.44
United STAR $42.44
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $42.44
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $42.44
United STARPerinate $42.44
United STARPLUS $42.44
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $44.56
Aetna Better Health MCD $45.84
Aetna Better Health CHIP $45.84
Molina MCDSTAR $46.68
Molina CHIP $46.68
Molina STAR+PLUS $46.68
Molina STARKIDS $46.68
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $46.68
Humana MGMCD $53.05
Aetna NewBusiness $67.83
Aetna COMM $72.46
Aetna Meritain $72.46
Aetna OON $85.75
Superior Health Plan CHIP $106.53
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $106.53
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $106.53
Superior Health Plan STARKids $106.53
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $106.53
Cigna LocalPlus $114.67
Cigna NewBusiness $114.79
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $128.08
Cigna NetworkBenefit $128.08
Cigna HMO $128.08
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Cigna AllOther $162.11
Cigna IFP $205.45
Cigna QHP $213.06
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
United OptionsPPO $263.28
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $372.85
Evry Health COMM $392.64
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
BCBS PPO $502.12
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $514.39
Unicare CHIP $532.65
Curative Administrators COMM $608.74
BCBS Traditional $630.05
City of McKinney COMM $684.83
United GlobalBenefitPlan $684.83
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $760.92
Aetna ASA $768.53
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $837.02
Aetna WCOMP $837.02
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $837.02
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $837.02
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $872.02
Averde Health, Inc PPO $882.67
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,065.30
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,065.30
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,080.51
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,141.39
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,141.39
USC Health Services COMM $1,217.48
USA Managed Care COMM $1,217.48
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,293.57
Unicare MCD $1,521.85
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,521.85
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,521.85

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X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest 3 views left at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $394.69 $42.44 – $493.37
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $788.15 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $394.69 $42.44 – $493.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $394.69 $81.24 – $592.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $370.58 $42.44 – $463.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $394.69 $42.44 – $493.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $394.69 $45.41 – $592.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $394.69 $42.44 – $592.04

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