Blood split unit 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

$425.92

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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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$425.92

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.

$29.81 with Superior Health Plan vs $734.54 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $29.81 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $29.81 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $29.81 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $29.81 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $29.81 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $57.50 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $59.63 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $79.65 ↓ -81%
Aetna QHPHIX $82.66 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $88.59 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $104.35 ↓ -76%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $105.20 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $105.20 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $109.89 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $110.74 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $112.44 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $112.44 ↓ -74%
Aetna NewBusiness $113.85 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMM $121.26 ↓ -72%
Aetna Meritain $121.26 ↓ -72%
BCBS BluePremier $124.37 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $125.65 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $125.65 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $125.65 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $135.87 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $135.87 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $142.68 ↓ -67%
Aetna OON $142.70 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $143.96 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $149.07 ↓ -65%
City of McKinney COMM $149.07 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $158.87 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $170.37 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $189.11 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $191.66 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $212.96 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $224.46 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $234.26 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $234.26 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $234.26 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $234.26 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $247.03 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Summit $255.55 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $255.55 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $255.55 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $276.85 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $298.14 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $298.14 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $298.14 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $309.64 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $319.44 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $340.74 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $340.74 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $340.74 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $340.74 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $362.03 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $425.92 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $425.92 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $425.92 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $734.54 ↑ +72%

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Blood split unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $114.57 $32.46 – $387.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $114.57 $24.52 – $387.58
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $114.57 $32.46 – $387.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $568.58 $12.11 – $387.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $568.58 $45.70 – $387.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $114.57 $30.55 – $387.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $568.58 $18.88 – $387.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $568.58 $30.39 – $387.58

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