Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen 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.

$0.02 with Aetna vs $1,365.36 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
Aetna COMM $0.03
Aetna NewBusiness $0.03
Aetna Meritain $0.03
Aetna OON $0.04
United STARPerinate $9.63
United STARKids $9.63
United CHIP $9.63
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.63
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.63
Amerigroup CHIP $9.63
United STARPLUS $9.63
United STAR $9.63
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.11
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.40
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.40
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.59
Molina STARKIDS $10.59
Molina MCDSTAR $10.59
Molina CHIP $10.59
Humana MGMCD $12.04
Cigna LocalPlus $91.69
Cigna NewBusiness $91.78
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $95.58
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $95.58
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $95.58
Superior Health Plan STARKids $95.58
Superior Health Plan CHIP $95.58
Humana COMM $97.27
Cigna NetworkBenefit $102.41
Cigna HMO $102.41
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $102.41
Cigna AllOther $129.62
Cigna IFP $184.32
Cigna QHP $191.15
United OptionsPPO $255.32
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $259.42
Oscar HIX $283.99
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $334.51
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $337.24
BCBS MyBlueHealth $337.24
Evry Health COMM $352.26
Unicare CHIP $354.99
BCBS BluePremier $398.69
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.55
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.55
BCBS EPOSOA $457.40
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $461.49
BCBS PPO $477.88
City of McKinney COMM $477.88
BCBS Traditional $606.22
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $614.41
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $682.68
Aetna ASA $719.54
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $750.95
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $750.95
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $750.95
Aetna WCOMP $750.95
Averde Health, Inc PPO $791.91
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $819.22
Magellan BH Pinnacle $819.22
Magellan BH Summit $819.22
Humana BHCOMM $887.48
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $955.75
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $955.75
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $955.75
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $992.62
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,024.02
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,092.29
USA Managed Care COMM $1,092.29
ComPsych Corporation COMM $1,092.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,092.29
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,160.56
Unicare MCD $1,365.36
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,365.36
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,365.36
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $117.01 $9.63 – $165.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $117.01 $9.63 – $165.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $117.01 $9.63 – $165.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $117.01 $12.00 – $175.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $117.01 $9.63 – $146.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $117.01 $9.63 – $165.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $117.01 $10.30 – $175.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $117.01 $8.00 – $175.52

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