Injection, pentamidine iseth 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

$1,180.38

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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$1,180.38

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.

$82.63 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,180.38 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 STARKids $82.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $82.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $82.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $82.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $82.63 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $159.35 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $159.35 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $165.25 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $220.73 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $234.90 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $236.08 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $236.08 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $236.08 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $251.42 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $251.42 ↓ -79%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $291.55 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $291.55 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $295.10 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $296.28 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $306.90 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $369.56 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentials $376.54 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $376.54 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $395.43 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $398.97 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $413.13 ↓ -65%
City of McKinney COMM $413.13 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $524.09 ↓ -56%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $590.19 ↓ -50%
Cigna LocalPlus $602.98 ↓ -49%
Cigna NewBusiness $603.58 ↓ -49%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $649.21 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $649.21 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $649.21 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $649.21 ↓ -45%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $673.63 ↓ -43%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $673.63 ↓ -43%
Cigna HMO $673.63 ↓ -43%
BCBS BluePremier $681.00 ↓ -42%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $684.62 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $708.23 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $708.23 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $708.23 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $767.25 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $826.27 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $826.27 ↓ -30%
Cigna AllOther $852.21 ↓ -28%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $858.14 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $885.29 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $944.30 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $944.30 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $944.30 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,003.32 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,180.38 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,180.38 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,180.38 ↑ +0%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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