Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 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

$2,585.15

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.

$2,585.15

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.

$180.96 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,585.15 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $180.96 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $180.96 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $180.96 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $180.96 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $180.96 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $280.67 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $327.06 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $327.06 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $349.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $349.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $361.92 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $483.42 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $514.44 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $537.71 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $550.64 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $550.64 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $579.19 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentials $579.19 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $607.73 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $633.36 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $636.28 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $648.87 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $666.97 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $672.14 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $682.48 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $682.48 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $762.62 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $762.62 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $762.62 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $840.27 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $873.78 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $904.80 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $964.26 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,034.06 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,147.81 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,163.32 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,292.58 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,362.37 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,421.83 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,421.83 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,421.83 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,421.83 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,499.39 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,551.09 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,551.09 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $1,551.09 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $1,680.35 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,809.61 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,809.61 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,809.61 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,879.40 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,938.86 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $2,068.12 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,068.12 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $2,068.12 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,068.12 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,197.38 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,585.15 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,585.15 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,585.15 ↑ +0%

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Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $545.38 $122.80 – $681.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $545.38 $116.71 – $681.72
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $545.38 $122.80 – $681.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $647.91 $133.36 – $971.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $572.65 $114.53 – $715.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $545.38 $122.80 – $681.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $647.91 $122.80 – $971.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $647.91 $334.75 – $971.87

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