Ghs intro needle/intracath vein - 36000 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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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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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.

$85.95 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 $85.95
Cigna QHP $89.14
Humana COMM $113.53
United OptionsPPO $119.06
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $120.97
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $155.99
BCBS MyBlueHealth $157.26
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $157.26
Evry Health COMM $164.27
Unicare CHIP $165.54
Cigna NewBusiness $168.09
Cigna LocalPlus $168.09
Oscar HIX $177.29
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $187.82
Cigna NetworkBenefit $187.82
Cigna HMO $187.82
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $203.10
BCBS BlueEssentials $203.10
BCBS EPOSOA $213.29
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $215.20
City of McKinney COMM $222.84
BCBS PPO $222.84
Cigna AllOther $237.49
BCBS BluePremier $248.89
Curative Administrators COMM $254.68
BCBS Traditional $282.69
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $318.35
Aetna ASA $335.54
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $350.18
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $350.18
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $350.18
Aetna WCOMP $350.18
Averde Health, Inc PPO $369.28
Magellan BH Pinnacle $382.01
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $382.01
Magellan BH Summit $382.01
Humana BHCOMM $413.85
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $445.68
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $445.68
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $445.68
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $462.87
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $477.52
ComPsych Corporation COMM $509.35
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $509.35
USA Managed Care COMM $509.35
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $509.35
Galaxy Health Network PPO $541.19
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $636.69
Independent Medical Systems COMM $636.69
Unicare MCD $636.69
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
United SmallGroup $1,580.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,000.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
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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