Ghs fish cytogen 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

$199.19

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.

$199.19

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.

$13.94 with Superior Health Plan vs $237.92 with Humana — 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 $13.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $13.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $13.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $13.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $13.94 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $17.99 ↓ -91%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $17.99 ↓ -91%
United STAR $17.99 ↓ -91%
United STARKids $17.99 ↓ -91%
United STARPLUS $17.99 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup CHIP $17.99 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $17.99 ↓ -91%
United STARPerinate $17.99 ↓ -91%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $18.89 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MCD $19.43 ↓ -90%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $19.43 ↓ -90%
Molina CHIP $19.79 ↓ -90%
Molina MCDSTAR $19.79 ↓ -90%
Molina STAR+PLUS $19.79 ↓ -90%
Molina STARKIDS $19.79 ↓ -90%
WellMed MGMCR $21.31 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health PPO $21.42 ↓ -89%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $21.42 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health HMO $21.42 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health MME $21.42 ↓ -89%
Amerigroup DualEligible $21.42 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $21.42 ↓ -89%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $21.42 ↓ -89%
Humana MGMCR $21.42 ↓ -89%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $21.42 ↓ -89%
BCBS MCRPPO $21.42 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health SNP $21.42 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $21.42 ↓ -89%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $21.42 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health POS $21.42 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health MCR $21.42 ↓ -89%
United MGMCR $21.53 ↓ -89%
Aetna MCR $21.60 ↓ -89%
Care N Care MGMCR $21.63 ↓ -89%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $21.85 ↓ -89%
Integranet MGMCR $22.06 ↓ -89%
WellCare MGMCR $22.06 ↓ -89%
Humana Tricare $22.48 ↓ -89%
ProCare Advantge MCR $22.49 ↓ -89%
Humana MGMCD $22.49 ↓ -89%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $22.49 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $22.49 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $22.49 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $22.49 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $22.49 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $22.49 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $22.49 ↓ -89%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $22.71 ↓ -89%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $22.71 ↓ -89%
Molina MCR $23.35 ↓ -88%
Molina MME $23.35 ↓ -88%
Molina MMP $23.35 ↓ -88%
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $23.35 ↓ -88%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $23.56 ↓ -88%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $25.70 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $26.89 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $27.24 ↓ -86%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $27.85 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $27.89 ↓ -86%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $32.13 ↓ -84%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $32.13 ↓ -84%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $32.13 ↓ -84%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $32.13 ↓ -84%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $32.13 ↓ -84%
BCBS BluePremier $33.20 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $37.25 ↓ -81%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $37.48 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $37.48 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $37.52 ↓ -81%
Superior ValueHMO $38.34 ↓ -81%
Aetna Meritain $39.96 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $39.96 ↓ -80%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $40.70 ↓ -80%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $42.41 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $47.03 ↓ -76%
Superior HMO $47.98 ↓ -76%
Superior EPO $47.98 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $48.80 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $51.39 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $51.79 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $52.91 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $52.91 ↓ -73%
BCBS EPOSOA $55.48 ↓ -72%
Oscar HIX $55.69 ↓ -72%
Molina Healthcare HIX $56.12 ↓ -72%
BCBS PPO $58.05 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $67.33 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $69.72 ↓ -65%
Cigna LocalPlus $81.34 ↓ -59%
Cigna NewBusiness $81.42 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $88.44 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $89.64 ↓ -55%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $90.85 ↓ -54%
Cigna HMO $90.85 ↓ -54%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $90.85 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $99.59 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $104.97 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $109.55 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $109.55 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $109.55 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $109.55 ↓ -45%
Cigna AllOther $114.99 ↓ -42%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $115.53 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $119.51 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $119.51 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $119.51 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $129.47 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $139.43 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $139.43 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $139.43 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $144.81 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $149.39 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $159.35 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $159.35 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $159.35 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $159.35 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $169.31 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $199.19 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $199.19 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $199.19 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $237.92 ↑ +19%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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