Abd/low ext cath 3rd at MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL

4500 Medical Center Drive, McKinney, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1437102639

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 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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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.

$948.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $8,591.55 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Cigna IFP $1,159.86
Cigna QHP $1,202.82
United SmallGroup $1,580.00
United OptionsPPO $1,606.62
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,632.39
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,000.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,122.11
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2,122.11
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Unicare CHIP $2,233.80
Cigna NewBusiness $2,268.17
Cigna LocalPlus $2,268.17
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
BCBS BluePremier $2,508.73
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,534.51
Cigna HMO $2,534.51
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,534.51
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,740.70
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,740.70
BCBS EPOSOA $2,878.17
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,903.94
City of McKinney COMM $3,007.04
BCBS PPO $3,007.04
Cigna AllOther $3,204.65
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
BCBS Traditional $3,814.65
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,295.77
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Aetna ASA $4,527.75
Aetna WCOMP $4,725.35
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,725.35
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,725.35
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,725.35
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,983.10
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $5,154.93
Magellan BH Pinnacle $5,154.93
Magellan BH Summit $5,154.93
Humana BHCOMM $5,584.51
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,014.09
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,014.09
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $6,014.09
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,246.06
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,443.66
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $6,873.24
USA Managed Care COMM $6,873.24
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,873.24
ComPsych Corporation COMM $6,873.24
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,302.82
Humana COMM $8,140.70
Unicare MCD $8,591.55
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,591.55
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,591.55
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 3rd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $4,024.18 $1,140.18 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $4,024.18 $861.17 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,024.18 $1,140.18 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,368.80 $71.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,255.58 $71.00 – $5,319.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,024.18 $1,073.12 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,368.80 $85.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,368.80 $1,667.00 – $5,053.19

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