Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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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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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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.

$5.74 with Humana vs $179.00 with Aetna — 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
Humana Tricare $5.74
WellMed MGMCR $5.76
Devoted Health HMO $5.79
Devoted Health POS $5.79
Devoted Health MCR $5.79
Devoted Health MME $5.79
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $5.79
Devoted Health SNP $5.79
Devoted Health PPO $5.79
Amerigroup DualEligible $5.79
Humana MGMCR $5.79
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $5.79
United MGMCR $5.82
Aetna MCR $5.84
Care N Care MGMCR $5.85
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $5.91
BCBS MGMCRHMO $5.91
BCBS MCRPPO $5.91
WellCare MGMCR $5.96
Integranet MGMCR $5.96
ProCare Advantge MCR $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $6.08
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $6.08
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $6.14
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $6.14
Molina MMP $6.31
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $6.31
Molina MME $6.31
Molina MCR $6.31
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $6.37
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $6.95
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $7.53
Bravo Health MCRPPO $8.69
Bravo Health MCRSNP $8.69
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $8.69
Bravo Health MCRHMO $8.69
Bravo Health MCRPOS $8.69
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $10.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $10.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $10.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $10.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $10.00
Superior ValueHMO $10.36
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $11.00
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $11.46
Superior HMO $12.97
Superior EPO $12.97
Molina Healthcare HIX $15.17
BCBS BluePremier $17.02
Cigna IFP $19.28
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19.83
Cigna QHP $19.99
United OptionsPPO $26.71
Oscar HIX $29.71
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $35.11
BCBS BlueEssentials $35.11
BCBS EPOSOA $36.84
Unicare CHIP $37.13
BCBS PPO $38.57
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $48.27
City of McKinney COMM $49.99
Humana COMM $60.95
BCBS Traditional $63.41
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $64.27
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $71.41
Aetna ASA $75.27
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $78.55
Aetna WCOMP $78.55
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $78.55
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $78.55
Averde Health, Inc PPO $82.84
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $85.69
Magellan BH Pinnacle $85.69
Magellan BH Summit $85.69
Humana BHCOMM $92.83
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $99.97
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $99.97
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $99.97
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $103.83
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $107.11
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $114.26
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $114.26
USA Managed Care COMM $114.26
ComPsych Corporation COMM $114.26
Galaxy Health Network PPO $121.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $142.82
Unicare MCD $142.82
Independent Medical Systems COMM $142.82
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00
Aetna COMM $155.00
Aetna Meritain $155.00
Aetna OON $179.00

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $84.96 $18.45 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $84.96 $18.18 – $134.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $84.96 $18.45 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $108.19 $18.45 – $162.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $96.98 $18.45 – $149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $84.96 $16.87 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $108.19 $18.45 – $162.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $108.19 $18.45 – $253.00

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