Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos 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

$28,075.49

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$28,075.49

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.

$134.32 with WellMed vs $28,075.49 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
WellMed MGMCR $134.32 ↓ -100%
BCBS BluePremier $169.00 ↓ -99%
Humana COMM $183.21 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $190.80 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $190.80 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $269.30 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $269.30 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $282.39 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $295.47 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,572.00 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,574.00 ↓ -94%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,757.00 ↓ -94%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,757.00 ↓ -94%
Cigna HMO $1,757.00 ↓ -94%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $2,222.00 ↓ -92%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -87%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $3,790.19 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $3,930.57 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $5,250.12 ↓ -81%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,939.00 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $7,299.63 ↓ -74%
United SmallGroup $8,007.00 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $9,489.52 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $9,826.42 ↓ -65%
United AllPayerAppendix $11,220.00 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $12,465.52 ↓ -56%
Oscar HIX $12,897.00 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $14,037.75 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $14,795.78 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $15,441.52 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $15,441.52 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $15,441.52 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $15,441.52 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $16,283.78 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Summit $16,845.29 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $16,845.29 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $16,845.29 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $18,249.07 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $19,652.84 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $19,652.84 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $19,652.84 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $20,410.88 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $21,056.62 ↓ -25%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $22,460.39 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $22,460.39 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $22,460.39 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $22,460.39 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $23,864.17 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $28,075.49 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $28,075.49 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $28,075.49 ↑ +0%

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Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $192.03 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $192.03 $10.00 – $316.45
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $419.78 $136.29 – $136.29
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $192.03 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $170.68 $12.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $173.83 $12.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $192.03 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $170.68 $12.00 – $316.45

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