Inj levocarnitine per 1 gm 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

$234.23

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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$234.23

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.

$16.40 with Superior Health Plan vs $234.23 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $16.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $16.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $16.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $16.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $16.40 ↓ -93%
Humana Tricare $23.65 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $31.62 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $31.62 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $32.79 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $38.40 ↓ -84%
United SmallGroup $38.40 ↓ -84%
United AllPayerAppendix $38.40 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $43.80 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $46.61 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $49.89 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $49.89 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $58.79 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $60.90 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $79.17 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $81.98 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $104.00 ↓ -56%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $114.26 ↓ -51%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $114.26 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $117.11 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $123.44 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $128.83 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $128.83 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $128.83 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $128.83 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $135.85 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $140.54 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $140.54 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $140.54 ↓ -40%
Cigna LocalPlus $146.98 ↓ -37%
Cigna NewBusiness $147.12 ↓ -37%
Humana BHCOMM $152.25 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $163.96 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $163.96 ↓ -30%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $164.20 ↓ -30%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $164.20 ↓ -30%
Cigna HMO $164.20 ↓ -30%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $167.26 ↓ -29%
BCBS BlueEssentials $167.26 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $170.29 ↓ -27%
BCBS EPOSOA $175.54 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $175.67 ↓ -25%
BCBS PPO $183.82 ↓ -22%
USA Managed Care COMM $187.38 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $187.38 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $187.38 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $199.10 ↓ -15%
Cigna AllOther $207.73 ↓ -11%
Humana COMM $211.18 ↓ -10%
BCBS BluePremier $216.94 ↓ -7%
Unicare MCD $234.23 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $234.23 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $234.23 ↑ +0%

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Inj levocarnitine per 1 gm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $136.62 $25.40 – $193.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $136.62 $25.40 – $193.54
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $136.62 $25.40 – $193.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $136.62 $25.40 – $204.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $136.62 $25.40 – $170.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $136.62 $25.40 – $193.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $136.62 $25.40 – $204.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $136.62 $25.40 – $204.93

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