Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) 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.

$348.50 with United vs $10,387.29 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 STARPLUS $348.50
United CHIP $348.50
United STARPerinate $348.50
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $348.50
United STAR $348.50
United STARKids $348.50
Amerigroup MGMCD $348.50
Amerigroup CHIP $348.50
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $365.93
Aetna Better Health CHIP $376.38
Aetna Better Health MCD $376.38
Molina STAR+PLUS $383.35
Molina MCDSTAR $383.35
Molina CHIP $383.35
Molina STARKIDS $383.35
Humana MGMCD $435.63
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13
BCBS BluePremier $530.77
United SmallGroup $616.10
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10
Superior Health Plan CHIP $727.11
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $727.11
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $727.11
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $727.11
Superior Health Plan STARKids $727.11
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Humana COMM $1,277.17
Aetna OON $1,314.00
Cigna IFP $1,402.28
Cigna QHP $1,454.22
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
United OptionsPPO $1,942.42
Unicare CHIP $2,700.70
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,510.90
BCBS Traditional $4,611.96
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,674.28
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,193.65
Aetna ASA $5,474.10
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $5,713.01
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $5,713.01
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $5,713.01
Aetna WCOMP $5,713.01
Averde Health, Inc PPO $6,024.63
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $6,232.37
Magellan BH Pinnacle $6,232.37
Magellan BH Summit $6,232.37
Humana BHCOMM $6,751.74
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $7,271.10
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $7,271.10
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $7,551.56
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $7,790.47
USA Managed Care COMM $8,309.83
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $8,309.83
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,309.83
ComPsych Corporation COMM $8,309.83
Galaxy Health Network PPO $8,829.20
Unicare MCD $10,387.29
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,387.29
Independent Medical Systems COMM $10,387.29

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,061.80 $494.01 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,387.55 $332.94 – $4,234.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,061.80 $332.94 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,061.80 $348.50 – $4,592.70

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