Esophagus motility study 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

$4,337.82

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$4,337.82

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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.

$295.14 with BCBS vs $4,337.82 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 $295.14 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $303.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $303.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $303.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $303.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $303.65 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $343.92 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $343.92 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $585.61 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $585.61 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $607.29 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $609.04 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $609.04 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $639.06 ↓ -85%
BCBS PPO $669.07 ↓ -85%
Humana COMM $753.36 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $811.17 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $863.23 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $902.27 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $923.96 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $923.96 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,062.77 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $1,088.79 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,119.16 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $1,127.83 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,145.18 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,145.18 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,279.66 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $1,279.66 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,279.66 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,466.18 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $1,518.24 ↓ -65%
United SmallGroup $1,580.00 ↓ -64%
Cigna AllOther $1,618.01 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $1,925.99 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,952.02 ↓ -55%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,000.00 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,168.91 ↓ -50%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,286.03 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,385.80 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,385.80 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,385.80 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,385.80 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,515.94 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $2,602.69 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $2,602.69 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $2,602.69 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $2,819.58 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,036.47 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,036.47 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,036.47 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,153.60 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,253.36 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $3,470.26 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,470.26 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,470.26 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $3,470.26 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,687.15 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,337.82 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $4,337.82 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,337.82 ↑ +0%

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Esophagus motility study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,257.17 $356.12 – $1,571.47
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