CT guid parench tis ablat 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.

$234.16 with BCBS vs $8,841.48 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
BCBS BluePremier $234.16
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $257.77
BCBS MyBlueHealth $257.77
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $618.90
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $618.90
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $618.90
Superior Health Plan CHIP $618.90
Superior Health Plan STARKids $618.90
BCBS BlueEssentials $765.44
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $765.44
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
BCBS EPOSOA $802.82
BCBS PPO $840.21
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna OON $1,006.00
Cigna IFP $1,193.60
Cigna QHP $1,237.81
United OptionsPPO $1,653.36
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,679.88
Humana COMM $1,751.10
Unicare CHIP $2,298.78
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,988.42
BCBS Traditional $3,925.62
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,978.67
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,420.74
Aetna ASA $4,659.46
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,862.81
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,862.81
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,862.81
Aetna WCOMP $4,862.81
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,128.06
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $5,304.89
Magellan BH Pinnacle $5,304.89
Magellan BH Summit $5,304.89
Humana BHCOMM $5,746.96
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,189.04
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,189.04
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,427.76
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,631.11
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $7,073.18
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,073.18
USA Managed Care COMM $7,073.18
ComPsych Corporation COMM $7,073.18
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,515.26
Unicare MCD $8,841.48
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,841.48
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,841.48

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CT guid parench tis ablat at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,564.92 $393.54 – $2,216.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,564.92 $334.89 – $2,216.97
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,564.92 $393.54 – $2,216.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,564.92 $322.11 – $2,347.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,814.40 $362.88 – $2,268.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,564.92 $417.31 – $2,216.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,564.92 $502.34 – $2,347.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,564.92 $808.54 – $2,347.38

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