Amitriptyline (elavil) -sendout 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

$786.52

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$786.52

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$0.02 with Aetna vs $786.52 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
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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
Aetna QHPHIX $0.02 ↓ -100%
Aetna Meritain $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna COMM $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna NewBusiness $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna OON $0.04 ↓ -100%
United STARPLUS $4.20 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $4.20 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $4.20 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $4.20 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $4.20 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $4.20 ↓ -99%
United STAR $4.20 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $4.20 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $4.41 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $4.54 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $4.54 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $4.62 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $4.62 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $4.62 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $4.62 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $5.25 ↓ -99%
Humana COMM $42.56 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $55.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $55.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $55.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $55.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $55.06 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $91.69 ↓ -88%
Cigna NewBusiness $91.78 ↓ -88%
Cigna HMO $102.41 ↓ -87%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $102.41 ↓ -87%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $102.41 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $106.18 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $110.11 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $129.62 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $147.08 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $149.44 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $163.60 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $192.70 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $194.27 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $194.27 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $202.92 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $204.50 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $229.66 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $250.90 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $250.90 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $263.48 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $265.84 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $275.28 ↓ -65%
City of McKinney COMM $275.28 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $349.21 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $353.93 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $393.26 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $414.50 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $432.59 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $432.59 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $432.59 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $432.59 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $456.18 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $471.91 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $471.91 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $471.91 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $511.24 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $550.56 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $550.56 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $550.56 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $571.80 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $589.89 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $629.22 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $629.22 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $629.22 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $629.22 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $668.54 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $786.52 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $786.52 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $786.52 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $44.64 $4.20 – $25.34
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