X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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 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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$139.34 with United vs $3,654.31 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
United STAR $139.34
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $139.34
Amerigroup MGMCD $139.34
Amerigroup CHIP $139.34
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $139.34
United STARPLUS $139.34
United STARKids $139.34
United CHIP $139.34
United STARPerinate $139.34
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $146.31
Aetna Better Health MCD $150.49
Aetna Better Health CHIP $150.49
Molina MCDSTAR $153.27
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $153.27
Molina CHIP $153.27
Molina STAR+PLUS $153.27
Molina STARKIDS $153.27
Humana MGMCD $174.18
Aetna NewBusiness $235.21
BCBS MyBlueHealth $249.64
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $249.64
Aetna COMM $251.24
Aetna Meritain $251.24
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $255.80
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $255.80
Superior Health Plan STARKids $255.80
Superior Health Plan CHIP $255.80
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $255.80
Aetna OON $297.35
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
United SmallGroup $341.20
Cigna LocalPlus $384.53
Cigna NewBusiness $384.92
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $429.50
Cigna HMO $429.50
Cigna NetworkBenefit $429.50
Cigna IFP $493.33
Cigna QHP $511.60
Cigna AllOther $543.58
United OptionsPPO $632.20
BCBS BlueEssentials $743.46
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $743.46
BCBS EPOSOA $779.90
BCBS PPO $816.35
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $895.31
Evry Health COMM $942.81
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,235.16
Unicare CHIP $1,279.01
Curative Administrators COMM $1,461.72
BCBS Traditional $1,512.88
City of McKinney COMM $1,644.44
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,644.44
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,827.15
Aetna ASA $1,845.43
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,009.87
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,009.87
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,009.87
Aetna WCOMP $2,009.87
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,093.92
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,119.50
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,558.02
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,558.02
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,594.56
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,740.73
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,740.73
USA Managed Care COMM $2,923.45
USC Health Services COMM $2,923.45
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,106.16
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,654.31
Unicare MCD $3,654.31
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,654.31

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $704.42 $144.99 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $665.87 $139.34 – $832.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $704.42 $149.09 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $704.42 $139.34 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $665.87 $139.34 – $998.81

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