X-ray small intestine follow-through study 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

$847.71

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$847.71

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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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$59.34 with Superior Health Plan vs $847.71 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

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

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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $59.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $59.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $59.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $59.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $59.34 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $65.66 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $65.66 ↓ -92%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $82.53 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MGMCD $82.53 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup CHIP $82.53 ↓ -90%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $82.53 ↓ -90%
United CHIP $82.53 ↓ -90%
United STAR $82.53 ↓ -90%
United STARKids $82.53 ↓ -90%
United STARPLUS $82.53 ↓ -90%
United STARPerinate $82.53 ↓ -90%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $86.66 ↓ -90%
Aetna Better Health MCD $89.13 ↓ -89%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $89.13 ↓ -89%
Molina CHIP $90.78 ↓ -89%
Molina STARKIDS $90.78 ↓ -89%
Molina MCDSTAR $90.78 ↓ -89%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $90.78 ↓ -89%
Molina STAR+PLUS $90.78 ↓ -89%
Humana MGMCD $103.16 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $114.44 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $118.68 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $119.75 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $127.92 ↓ -85%
Aetna Meritain $127.92 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $146.65 ↓ -83%
Aetna OON $151.39 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $161.06 ↓ -81%
Superior EPO $169.54 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $169.54 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $169.54 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueEssentials $195.55 ↓ -77%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $195.55 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $205.14 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $207.69 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $211.93 ↓ -75%
BCBS PPO $214.73 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $218.71 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $223.80 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $223.80 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $250.07 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $250.07 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $250.07 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $286.53 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $296.70 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $316.20 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $339.08 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $350.95 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $381.47 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $381.47 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $423.86 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $428.09 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $466.24 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $466.24 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $466.24 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $466.24 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $485.74 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $491.67 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $593.40 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $593.40 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $601.87 ↓ -29%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $635.78 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $635.78 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $678.17 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $678.17 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $720.55 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $847.71 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $847.71 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $847.71 ↑ +0%

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X-ray small intestine follow-through study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,235.93 $82.53 – $1,544.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,224.58 $88.31 – $1,836.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,224.58 $82.53 – $1,836.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,235.93 $82.53 – $1,853.89

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