Brace knee support neoprene padded open patella med 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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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.

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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.

$24.78 with Superior Health Plan vs $694.41 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 STARKids $24.78
Superior Health Plan CHIP $24.78
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $24.78
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $24.78
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $24.78
Cigna IFP $47.79
Cigna QHP $49.56
United OptionsPPO $66.20
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $87.44
BCBS MyBlueHealth $87.44
Unicare CHIP $92.04
Cigna NewBusiness $93.46
Cigna LocalPlus $93.46
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $104.43
Cigna HMO $104.43
Cigna NetworkBenefit $104.43
BCBS BlueEssentials $112.93
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $112.93
BCBS EPOSOA $118.59
Humana Tricare $119.21
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $119.65
BCBS MCRPPO $120.49
BCBS MGMCRHMO $120.49
WellMed MGMCR $122.29
Devoted Health MCR $122.90
Devoted Health MME $122.90
Humana MGMCR $122.90
Devoted Health HMO $122.90
Devoted Health PPO $122.90
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $122.90
Devoted Health SNP $122.90
Amerigroup DualEligible $122.90
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $122.90
Devoted Health POS $122.90
United MGMCR $123.51
City of McKinney COMM $123.90
BCBS PPO $123.90
Aetna MCR $123.94
Care N Care MGMCR $124.13
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $125.36
Integranet MGMCR $126.59
WellCare MGMCR $126.59
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $129.05
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $129.05
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $129.05
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $129.05
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $129.05
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $129.05
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $129.05
ProCare Advantge MCR $129.05
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $130.27
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $130.27
Cigna AllOther $132.04
Molina MMP $133.96
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $133.96
Molina MME $133.96
Molina MCR $133.96
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $135.19
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $147.48
BCBS Traditional $157.18
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $159.77
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $177.00
Bravo Health MCRHMO $184.35
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $184.35
Bravo Health MCRSNP $184.35
Bravo Health MCRPPO $184.35
Bravo Health MCRPOS $184.35
Aetna ASA $186.56
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $194.70
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $194.70
Aetna WCOMP $194.70
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $194.70
Averde Health, Inc PPO $205.32
Magellan BH Summit $212.40
Magellan BH Pinnacle $212.40
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $212.40
Superior ValueHMO $219.99
Humana BHCOMM $230.10
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $233.51
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $243.34
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $247.80
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $257.36
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $265.50
Superior EPO $275.30
Superior HMO $275.30
USA Managed Care COMM $283.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $283.20
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $283.20
ComPsych Corporation COMM $283.20
Galaxy Health Network PPO $300.90
Molina Healthcare HIX $322.00
Unicare MCD $354.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $354.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $354.00
Humana COMM $694.41

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Brace knee support neoprene padded open patella med at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $436.18 not published
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $16.45 $11.98 – $94.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $16.45 $46.06 – $94.00
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen $200.15 not published
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound $200.15 not published
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $16.45 $34.09 – $104.34
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $200.15 not published
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington $200.15 not published

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