Fluoroguide needle placement 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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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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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.

$88.77 with BCBS vs $2,582.20 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
BCBS BluePremier $88.77
BCBS MyBlueHealth $97.73
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $97.73
Aetna QHPHIX $151.32
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $180.75
Superior Health Plan CHIP $180.75
Superior Health Plan STARKids $180.75
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $180.75
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $180.75
Aetna NewBusiness $207.48
Aetna COMM $222.25
Aetna Meritain $222.25
Aetna OON $260.68
Humana COMM $266.16
BCBS BlueEssentials $290.19
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $290.19
BCBS EPOSOA $304.37
BCBS PPO $318.54
Cigna IFP $348.60
Cigna QHP $361.51
United OptionsPPO $482.87
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $490.62
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $632.64
Evry Health COMM $666.21
Unicare CHIP $671.37
Cigna LocalPlus $681.70
Cigna NewBusiness $681.70
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $761.75
Cigna NetworkBenefit $761.75
Cigna HMO $761.75
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $872.78
City of McKinney COMM $903.77
Cigna AllOther $963.16
Curative Administrators COMM $1,032.88
BCBS Traditional $1,146.50
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,161.99
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,291.10
Aetna ASA $1,360.82
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,420.21
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,420.21
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,420.21
Aetna WCOMP $1,420.21
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,497.68
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,549.32
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,549.32
Magellan BH Summit $1,549.32
Humana BHCOMM $1,678.43
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,807.54
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,807.54
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,807.54
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,877.26
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,936.65
USA Managed Care COMM $2,065.76
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $2,065.76
ComPsych Corporation COMM $2,065.76
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,065.76
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,194.87
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,582.20
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,582.20
Unicare MCD $2,582.20

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Fluoroguide needle placement at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $567.67 $149.20 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $567.67 $121.48 – $804.19
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $680.87 $287.21 – $287.21
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $567.67 $149.20 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $487.05 $100.25 – $730.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $419.75 $83.95 – $524.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $567.67 $151.38 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $487.05 $156.34 – $730.58

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