Chromogenic substrate assay 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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$9.99 with United vs $1,051.36 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
United CHIP $9.99
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.99
Amerigroup CHIP $9.99
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.99
United STARPerinate $9.99
United STARPLUS $9.99
United STARKids $9.99
United STAR $9.99
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.49
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.79
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.79
Molina STARKIDS $10.99
Molina CHIP $10.99
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.99
Molina MCDSTAR $10.99
WellMed MGMCR $11.83
United SmallGroup $11.89
Devoted Health MME $11.89
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.89
Devoted Health PPO $11.89
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.89
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.89
BCBS MCRPPO $11.89
Devoted Health MCR $11.89
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $11.89
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.89
United AllPayerAppendix $11.89
Humana MGMCR $11.89
Devoted Health SNP $11.89
Devoted Health HMO $11.89
Devoted Health POS $11.89
United MGMCR $11.95
Aetna MCR $11.99
Care N Care MGMCR $12.01
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $12.13
WellCare MGMCR $12.25
Integranet MGMCR $12.25
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.48
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.48
Humana Tricare $12.48
Humana MGMCD $12.49
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.60
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.60
Molina MMP $12.96
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $12.96
Molina MCR $12.96
Molina MME $12.96
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $13.08
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $14.27
Aetna QHPHIX $15.12
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $15.46
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $17.84
Bravo Health MCRHMO $17.84
Bravo Health MCRPPO $17.84
Bravo Health MCRPOS $17.84
Bravo Health MCRSNP $17.84
BCBS BluePremier $18.43
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.81
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.81
Aetna NewBusiness $20.82
Superior ValueHMO $21.28
Aetna Meritain $22.17
Aetna COMM $22.17
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $22.59
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $23.54
Aetna OON $26.10
Superior EPO $26.63
Superior HMO $26.63
BCBS BlueEssentials $29.37
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $29.37
BCBS EPOSOA $30.80
Oscar HIX $30.91
Molina Healthcare HIX $31.15
BCBS PPO $32.22
Cigna LocalPlus $45.20
Cigna NewBusiness $45.25
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $50.49
Cigna NetworkBenefit $50.49
Cigna HMO $50.49
Cigna AllOther $63.90
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $73.60
Superior Health Plan CHIP $73.60
Superior Health Plan STARKids $73.60
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $73.60
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $73.60
Humana COMM $132.10
Cigna IFP $141.93
Cigna QHP $147.19
United OptionsPPO $196.60
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $257.58
Evry Health COMM $271.25
Unicare CHIP $273.35
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $355.36
City of McKinney COMM $367.98
BCBS Traditional $466.80
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $473.11
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $525.68
Aetna ASA $554.07
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $578.25
Aetna WCOMP $578.25
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $578.25
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $578.25
Averde Health, Inc PPO $609.79
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $630.82
Magellan BH Summit $630.82
Magellan BH Pinnacle $630.82
Humana BHCOMM $683.38
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $735.95
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $735.95
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $735.95
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $764.34
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $788.52
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $841.09
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $841.09
USA Managed Care COMM $841.09
ComPsych Corporation COMM $841.09
Galaxy Health Network PPO $893.66
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,051.36
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,051.36
Unicare MCD $1,051.36
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Chromogenic substrate assay at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $714.03 $9.99 – $174.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $714.03 $9.99 – $174.38
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $714.03 $9.99 – $174.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $532.80 $12.00 – $227.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $532.80 $9.99 – $189.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $714.03 $9.99 – $174.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $532.80 $10.69 – $227.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $532.80 $8.00 – $227.55

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