Abdominal MRI (with 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.

$311.75 with Amerigroup vs $12,233.45 with Unicare — 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 CHIP $311.75
United STARPLUS $311.75
United CHIP $311.75
United STAR $311.75
United STARKids $311.75
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $311.75
United STARPerinate $311.75
Amerigroup MGMCD $311.75
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $327.34
Aetna Better Health CHIP $336.69
Aetna Better Health MCD $336.69
Molina STAR+PLUS $342.93
Molina STARKIDS $342.93
Molina MCDSTAR $342.93
Molina CHIP $342.93
Humana MGMCD $389.69
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
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $856.34
Superior Health Plan CHIP $856.34
Superior Health Plan STARKids $856.34
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $856.34
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $856.34
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Humana COMM $1,193.15
Aetna OON $1,314.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
Cigna IFP $1,651.52
Cigna QHP $1,712.68
United OptionsPPO $2,287.66
Unicare CHIP $3,180.70
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,134.91
BCBS Traditional $5,431.65
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $5,505.05
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $6,116.73
Aetna ASA $6,447.03
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $6,728.40
Aetna WCOMP $6,728.40
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $6,728.40
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $6,728.40
Averde Health, Inc PPO $7,095.40
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $7,340.07
Magellan BH Pinnacle $7,340.07
Magellan BH Summit $7,340.07
Humana BHCOMM $7,951.74
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $8,563.42
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $8,563.42
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $8,893.72
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $9,175.09
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,786.76
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $9,786.76
ComPsych Corporation COMM $9,786.76
USA Managed Care COMM $9,786.76
Galaxy Health Network PPO $10,398.43
Independent Medical Systems COMM $12,233.45
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $12,233.45
Unicare MCD $12,233.45

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,042.68 $420.45 – $3,064.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,612.36 $311.75 – $3,265.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,823.47 $311.75 – $2,279.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,042.68 $332.94 – $3,064.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,042.68 $311.75 – $3,064.02

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