Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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

$2,169.15

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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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$2,169.15

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.

$27.96 with United vs $4,332.00 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
United STAR $27.96 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $27.96 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $27.96 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $27.96 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $27.96 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $27.96 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $29.36 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $29.36 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $29.36 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $30.76 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $30.76 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $30.76 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $30.76 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $33.55 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $33.55 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $34.95 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $41.28 ↓ -98%
Humana COMM $94.21 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $134.40 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $134.40 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $172.89 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentials $172.89 ↓ -92%
BCBS EPOSOA $181.58 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $189.96 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $292.84 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $303.68 ↓ -86%
WellMed MGMCR $309.89 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $405.63 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $563.98 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $733.17 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $759.20 ↓ -65%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -56%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -56%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -56%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -56%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -56%
BCBS Traditional $963.10 ↓ -56%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,084.58 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,143.14 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,193.03 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,193.03 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,193.03 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,193.03 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,258.11 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,301.49 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,301.49 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $1,301.49 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $1,409.95 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,518.40 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,518.40 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,518.40 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,576.97 ↓ -27%
United SmallGroup $1,580.00 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,626.86 ↓ -25%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -23%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $1,735.32 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,735.32 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,735.32 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,735.32 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,843.78 ↓ -15%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -8%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,000.00 ↓ -8%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00 ↓ -1%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,169.15 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,169.15 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,169.15 ↑ +0%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↑ +0%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↑ +5%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +16%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,514.00 ↑ +16%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,515.00 ↑ +16%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +22%
Cigna HMO $2,808.00 ↑ +29%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,808.00 ↑ +29%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,808.00 ↑ +29%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +59%
Cigna AllOther $3,553.00 ↑ +64%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +70%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +70%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +100%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $658.01 $38.80 – $4,826.69
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $592.44 $29.92 – $888.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,080.06 $27.96 – $1,350.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $592.44 $29.92 – $888.66

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