Brach/thor cath 3rd 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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$386.66 with Superior Health Plan vs $10,450.05 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

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 STARHealth $386.66
Superior Health Plan CHIP $386.66
Superior Health Plan STARKids $386.66
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $386.66
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $386.66
Cigna IFP $745.70
Cigna QHP $773.32
United OptionsPPO $1,032.93
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,049.50
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,364.35
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,364.35
Unicare CHIP $1,436.16
United SmallGroup $1,580.00
Cigna LocalPlus $1,604.08
Cigna NewBusiness $1,604.08
BCBS BluePremier $1,612.92
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,762.06
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,762.06
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,792.44
Cigna HMO $1,792.44
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,792.44
BCBS EPOSOA $1,850.44
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,867.01
BCBS PPO $1,933.29
City of McKinney COMM $1,933.29
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,000.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Cigna AllOther $2,266.37
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
BCBS Traditional $2,452.52
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,761.84
Aetna ASA $2,910.98
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,038.03
Aetna WCOMP $3,038.03
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,038.03
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,038.03
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,203.74
Magellan BH Pinnacle $3,314.21
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $3,314.21
Magellan BH Summit $3,314.21
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Humana BHCOMM $3,590.40
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,866.58
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,866.58
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,866.58
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,015.72
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,142.77
Aetna OON $4,332.00
ComPsych Corporation COMM $4,418.95
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,418.95
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $4,418.95
USA Managed Care COMM $4,418.95
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,695.14
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,523.69
Unicare MCD $5,523.69
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,523.69
Oscar HIX $6,587.00
Humana COMM $10,450.05
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath 3rd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,367.97 $954.26 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,367.97 $720.75 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,367.97 $954.26 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,168.80 $71.00 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,244.35 $71.00 – $2,805.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,367.97 $898.13 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,168.80 $85.00 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,168.80 $1,637.22 – $4,753.21

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