Ghs flow volume loop 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

$2,499.94

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.

$2,499.94

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.

$171.19 with Humana vs $2,499.94 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
Humana COMM $171.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $175.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $175.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $175.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $175.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $175.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $337.49 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $337.49 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $349.99 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $467.49 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $497.49 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $519.99 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $532.49 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $532.49 ↓ -79%
BCBS BluePremier $597.32 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $612.49 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $627.48 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $644.98 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $649.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $659.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $659.98 ↓ -74%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $696.02 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $696.02 ↓ -72%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $737.48 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $737.48 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $737.48 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $844.98 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $874.98 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $932.48 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $999.98 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,109.97 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,124.97 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,232.60 ↓ -51%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,232.60 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,249.97 ↓ -50%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,293.34 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $1,317.47 ↓ -47%
BCBS PPO $1,354.08 ↓ -46%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,374.97 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,374.97 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,374.97 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,374.97 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,449.97 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,499.96 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,499.96 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $1,499.96 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $1,624.96 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,749.96 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,749.96 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,749.96 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,817.46 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,874.95 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,999.95 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,999.95 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,999.95 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $1,999.95 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,124.95 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,499.94 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,499.94 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,499.94 ↑ +0%

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Ghs flow volume loop at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $352.30 $99.82 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $352.30 $75.39 – $777.56
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $352.30 $99.82 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $404.04 $83.16 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $389.88 $77.98 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $352.30 $93.95 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $404.04 $129.70 – $777.56
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