Ghs inf midline insertion 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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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.

$292.47 with Cigna vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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
Cigna IFP $292.47
Cigna QHP $303.31
United OptionsPPO $405.13
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $411.63
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $535.12
BCBS MyBlueHealth $535.12
Unicare CHIP $563.28
Cigna LocalPlus $571.95
Cigna NewBusiness $571.95
BCBS BluePremier $632.61
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $639.11
Cigna HMO $639.11
Cigna NetworkBenefit $639.11
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $691.10
BCBS BlueEssentials $691.10
BCBS EPOSOA $725.77
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $732.27
City of McKinney COMM $758.26
BCBS PPO $758.26
Cigna AllOther $808.09
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
BCBS Traditional $961.91
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,083.23
Aetna ASA $1,141.73
Aetna WCOMP $1,191.56
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,191.56
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,191.56
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,191.56
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,256.55
Magellan BH Summit $1,299.88
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,299.88
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,299.88
Humana BHCOMM $1,408.21
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,516.53
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,516.53
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,516.53
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,575.02
United SmallGroup $1,580.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,624.85
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,733.18
USA Managed Care COMM $1,733.18
ComPsych Corporation COMM $1,733.18
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,733.18
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,841.50
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,000.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00
Unicare MCD $2,166.47
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,166.47
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,166.47
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Humana COMM $2,292.40
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Ghs inf midline insertion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,934.63 $548.14 – $2,740.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,934.63 $414.01 – $2,740.72
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,934.63 $548.14 – $2,740.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $824.08 $71.00 – $1,236.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,916.11 $71.00 – $2,395.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,934.63 $515.90 – $2,740.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $824.08 $85.00 – $1,236.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $824.08 $425.77 – $1,236.11

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