Ecg external < 48 hours recording 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.

$180.77 with Humana vs $5,141.88 with Unicare — 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
Humana COMM $180.77
BCBS BluePremier $257.31
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83
Superior Health Plan CHIP $359.93
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $359.93
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $359.93
Superior Health Plan STARKids $359.93
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $359.93
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14
BCBS PPO $583.31
Aetna QHPHIX $694.15
Cigna IFP $694.15
Cigna QHP $719.86
United OptionsPPO $961.53
Aetna NewBusiness $1,023.23
Oscar HIX $1,069.51
Aetna COMM $1,095.22
Aetna Meritain $1,095.22
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,259.76
Aetna OON $1,290.61
Evry Health COMM $1,326.61
Unicare CHIP $1,336.89
Cigna NewBusiness $1,357.46
Cigna LocalPlus $1,357.46
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,516.85
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,516.85
Cigna HMO $1,516.85
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,737.96
City of McKinney COMM $1,799.66
Cigna AllOther $1,917.92
Curative Administrators COMM $2,056.75
BCBS Traditional $2,282.99
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,313.85
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,570.94
Aetna ASA $2,709.77
Aetna WCOMP $2,828.03
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,828.03
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,828.03
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,828.03
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,982.29
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $3,085.13
Magellan BH Pinnacle $3,085.13
Magellan BH Summit $3,085.13
Humana BHCOMM $3,342.22
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,599.32
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,599.32
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,599.32
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,738.15
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,856.41
ComPsych Corporation COMM $4,113.50
USA Managed Care COMM $4,113.50
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $4,113.50
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,113.50
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,370.60
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,141.88
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,141.88
Unicare MCD $5,141.88

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Ecg external < 48 hours recording at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $598.24 $126.97 – $747.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $598.24 $126.97 – $747.80
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $598.24 $126.97 – $747.80
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