Brach/thor cath 2nd 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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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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$309.95 with Superior Health Plan vs $5,582.53 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 MCDSTAR $309.95
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $309.95
Superior Health Plan CHIP $309.95
Superior Health Plan STARKids $309.95
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $309.95
Cigna IFP $597.76
Cigna QHP $619.89
United OptionsPPO $828.00
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $841.29
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,093.67
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,093.67
Unicare CHIP $1,151.23
Cigna LocalPlus $1,285.84
Cigna NewBusiness $1,285.84
BCBS BluePremier $1,292.92
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,412.47
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,412.47
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,436.83
Cigna HMO $1,436.83
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,436.83
BCBS EPOSOA $1,483.32
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,496.60
BCBS PPO $1,549.74
City of McKinney COMM $1,549.74
United SmallGroup $1,580.00
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Cigna AllOther $1,816.73
BCBS Traditional $1,965.95
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,992.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,000.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,213.91
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna ASA $2,333.46
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,435.30
Aetna WCOMP $2,435.30
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,435.30
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,435.30
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,568.14
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $2,656.69
Magellan BH Summit $2,656.69
Magellan BH Pinnacle $2,656.69
Humana BHCOMM $2,878.08
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,099.47
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,099.47
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,099.47
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,219.03
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,320.86
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,542.26
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $3,542.26
ComPsych Corporation COMM $3,542.26
USA Managed Care COMM $3,542.26
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,763.65
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Unicare MCD $4,427.82
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,427.82
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,427.82
Humana COMM $5,582.53
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath 2nd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $2,667.65 $755.84 – $3,779.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $2,667.65 $570.88 – $3,779.18
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,667.65 $755.84 – $3,779.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,336.05 $71.00 – $3,504.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,298.75 $71.00 – $1,623.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,667.65 $711.37 – $3,779.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,336.05 $85.00 – $3,504.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,336.05 $1,206.96 – $3,504.08

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