Histamine 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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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.

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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.

$24.81 with United vs $2,608.13 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
United CHIP $24.81
Amerigroup MGMCD $24.81
Amerigroup CHIP $24.81
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $24.81
United STARPerinate $24.81
United STARPLUS $24.81
United STARKids $24.81
United STAR $24.81
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $26.05
Aetna Better Health MCD $26.79
Aetna Better Health CHIP $26.79
Molina STARKIDS $27.29
Molina CHIP $27.29
Molina STAR+PLUS $27.29
Molina MCDSTAR $27.29
WellMed MGMCR $29.38
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $29.53
Devoted Health PPO $29.53
BCBS MGMCRHMO $29.53
Amerigroup DualEligible $29.53
BCBS MCRPPO $29.53
Devoted Health MCR $29.53
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $29.53
United SmallGroup $29.53
Devoted Health MME $29.53
United AllPayerAppendix $29.53
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $29.53
Humana MGMCR $29.53
Devoted Health SNP $29.53
Devoted Health HMO $29.53
Devoted Health POS $29.53
United MGMCR $29.68
Aetna MCR $29.78
Care N Care MGMCR $29.83
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $30.12
Integranet MGMCR $30.42
WellCare MGMCR $30.42
Humana Tricare $31.00
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $31.01
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $31.01
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $31.01
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $31.01
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $31.01
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $31.01
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $31.01
Humana MGMCD $31.01
ProCare Advantge MCR $31.01
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $31.30
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $31.30
Molina MMP $32.19
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $32.19
Molina MME $32.19
Molina MCR $32.19
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $32.48
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $35.44
Aetna QHPHIX $37.57
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $38.39
Bravo Health MCRHMO $44.30
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $44.30
Bravo Health MCRPPO $44.30
Bravo Health MCRPOS $44.30
Bravo Health MCRSNP $44.30
BCBS BluePremier $45.77
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $51.68
BCBS MyBlueHealth $51.68
Aetna NewBusiness $51.74
Superior ValueHMO $52.86
Aetna Meritain $55.11
Aetna COMM $55.11
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $56.11
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $58.47
Aetna OON $64.86
Superior EPO $66.15
Superior HMO $66.15
BCBS BlueEssentials $72.94
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $72.94
BCBS EPOSOA $76.48
Oscar HIX $76.78
Molina Healthcare HIX $77.37
BCBS PPO $80.03
Cigna LocalPlus $112.35
Cigna NewBusiness $112.46
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $125.48
Cigna NetworkBenefit $125.48
Cigna HMO $125.48
Cigna AllOther $158.82
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $182.57
Superior Health Plan CHIP $182.57
Superior Health Plan STARKids $182.57
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $182.57
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $182.57
Humana COMM $328.08
Cigna IFP $352.10
Cigna QHP $365.14
United OptionsPPO $487.72
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $638.99
Evry Health COMM $672.90
Unicare CHIP $678.11
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $881.55
City of McKinney COMM $912.85
BCBS Traditional $1,158.01
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,173.66
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,304.07
Aetna ASA $1,374.48
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,434.47
Aetna WCOMP $1,434.47
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,434.47
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,434.47
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,512.72
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,564.88
Magellan BH Summit $1,564.88
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,564.88
Humana BHCOMM $1,695.28
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,825.69
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,825.69
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,825.69
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,896.11
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,956.10
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,086.50
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $2,086.50
USA Managed Care COMM $2,086.50
ComPsych Corporation COMM $2,086.50
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,216.91
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,608.13
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,608.13
Unicare MCD $2,608.13
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $154.66 $10.00 – $193.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $154.66 $10.00 – $193.33
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $189.64 $12.00 – $284.46
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