X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest > 4 views bilateral 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.

$52.79 with Amerigroup vs $2,003.81 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 $52.79
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $52.79
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $52.79
United CHIP $52.79
United STAR $52.79
United STARKids $52.79
United STARPLUS $52.79
United STARPerinate $52.79
Amerigroup CHIP $52.79
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $55.43
Aetna Better Health CHIP $57.01
Aetna Better Health MCD $57.01
Molina STAR+PLUS $58.07
Molina STARKIDS $58.07
Molina MCDSTAR $58.07
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $58.07
Molina CHIP $58.07
Humana MGMCD $65.99
Aetna NewBusiness $86.42
Aetna COMM $92.31
Aetna Meritain $92.31
Aetna OON $109.25
Superior Health Plan CHIP $140.27
Superior Health Plan STARKids $140.27
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $140.27
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $140.27
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $140.27
Cigna LocalPlus $144.36
Cigna NewBusiness $144.50
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
United SmallGroup $154.52
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $161.24
Cigna HMO $161.24
Cigna NetworkBenefit $161.24
Cigna AllOther $204.06
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Cigna IFP $270.51
Cigna QHP $280.53
United OptionsPPO $346.66
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $490.93
BCBS PPO $502.12
Evry Health COMM $516.98
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $677.29
Unicare CHIP $701.33
Curative Administrators COMM $801.52
BCBS Traditional $829.58
United GlobalBenefitPlan $901.71
City of McKinney COMM $901.71
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,001.90
Aetna ASA $1,011.92
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,102.10
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,102.10
Aetna WCOMP $1,102.10
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,102.10
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,148.18
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,162.21
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,402.67
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,402.67
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,422.71
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,502.86
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,502.86
USA Managed Care COMM $1,603.05
USC Health Services COMM $1,603.05
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,703.24
Unicare MCD $2,003.81
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,003.81
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,003.81

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X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest > 4 views bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $524.27 $107.91 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $589.58 $52.79 – $736.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $524.27 $56.49 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $524.27 $52.79 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $589.58 $52.79 – $884.37

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