Contrast baths charges 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.

$7.40 with Superior Health Plan vs $179.00 with Aetna — 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 $7.40
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $7.40
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $7.40
Superior Health Plan STARKids $7.40
Superior Health Plan CHIP $7.40
Humana Tricare $12.81
BCBS MCRPPO $13.21
BCBS MGMCRHMO $13.21
WellMed MGMCR $13.59
Devoted Health POS $13.66
Devoted Health MCR $13.66
Devoted Health MME $13.66
Devoted Health PPO $13.66
Humana MGMCR $13.66
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $13.66
Amerigroup DualEligible $13.66
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $13.66
Devoted Health SNP $13.66
Devoted Health HMO $13.66
United MGMCR $13.73
Aetna MCR $13.78
Care N Care MGMCR $13.80
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $13.93
WellCare MGMCR $14.07
Integranet MGMCR $14.07
Cigna IFP $14.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $14.34
ProCare Advantge MCR $14.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $14.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $14.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $14.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $14.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $14.34
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $14.34
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $14.48
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $14.48
Cigna QHP $14.80
Molina MMP $14.89
Molina MME $14.89
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $14.89
Molina MCR $14.89
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $15.03
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $16.39
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $17.76
United OptionsPPO $19.76
Bravo Health MCRHMO $20.49
Bravo Health MCRPPO $20.49
Bravo Health MCRSNP $20.49
Bravo Health MCRPOS $20.49
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $20.49
Oscar HIX $21.98
Superior ValueHMO $24.45
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $25.95
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $27.05
Unicare CHIP $27.48
Superior HMO $30.60
Superior EPO $30.60
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $35.72
Molina Healthcare HIX $35.79
BCBS BluePremier $36.58
City of McKinney COMM $36.99
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $42.63
BCBS MyBlueHealth $42.63
BCBS Traditional $46.92
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $47.56
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $52.84
Aetna ASA $55.69
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $58.12
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $58.12
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $58.12
Aetna WCOMP $58.12
Averde Health, Inc PPO $61.29
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $63.41
Magellan BH Pinnacle $63.41
Magellan BH Summit $63.41
Humana BHCOMM $68.69
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $73.98
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $73.98
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $73.98
BCBS BlueEssentials $75.48
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $75.48
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $76.83
BCBS EPOSOA $79.20
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $79.26
BCBS PPO $82.92
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $84.54
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $84.54
ComPsych Corporation COMM $84.54
USA Managed Care COMM $84.54
Galaxy Health Network PPO $89.83
Independent Medical Systems COMM $105.68
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $105.68
Unicare MCD $105.68
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00
Humana COMM $106.88
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00
Aetna Meritain $155.00
Aetna COMM $155.00
Aetna OON $179.00

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Contrast baths charges at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $87.17 $24.70 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $87.17 $18.65 – $134.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $87.17 $24.70 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $87.17 $17.94 – $149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $84.22 $16.84 – $149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $87.17 $23.24 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $87.17 $27.98 – $149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $87.17 $41.01 – $253.00

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