Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (limited) 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.

$51.02 with Aetna vs $2,803.69 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Aetna QHPHIX $51.02 —
United STAR $59.81 —
United CHIP $59.81 —
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $59.81 —
United STARKids $59.81 —
United STARPLUS $59.81 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $59.81 —
United STARPerinate $59.81 —
Amerigroup CHIP $59.81 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $62.80 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $64.59 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $64.59 —
Molina MCDSTAR $65.79 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $65.79 —
Molina STARKIDS $65.79 —
Molina CHIP $65.79 —
Aetna NewBusiness $69.95 —
Humana MGMCD $74.76 —
Aetna COMM $74.94 —
Aetna Meritain $74.94 —
Aetna OON $87.89 —
Humana COMM $118.02 —
Cigna LocalPlus $122.42 —
Cigna NewBusiness $122.54 —
BCBS BluePremier $133.38 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $136.73 —
Cigna HMO $136.73 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $136.73 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 —
United SmallGroup $154.52 —
Cigna AllOther $173.05 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $196.26 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $196.26 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $196.26 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $196.26 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $196.26 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
Cigna IFP $378.50 —
Cigna QHP $392.52 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 —
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 —
BCBS PPO $478.58 —
United OptionsPPO $524.29 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $686.90 —
Evry Health COMM $723.35 —
Unicare CHIP $728.96 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $947.65 —
City of McKinney COMM $981.29 —
Curative Administrators COMM $1,121.48 —
BCBS Traditional $1,244.84 —
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,261.66 —
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,401.85 —
Aetna ASA $1,477.54 —
Aetna WCOMP $1,542.03 —
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,542.03 —
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,542.03 —
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,542.03 —
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,626.14 —
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,682.21 —
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,682.21 —
Magellan BH Summit $1,682.21 —
Humana BHCOMM $1,822.40 —
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,962.58 —
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,962.58 —
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,962.58 —
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,038.28 —
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,102.77 —
USA Managed Care COMM $2,242.95 —
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $2,242.95 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,242.95 —
ComPsych Corporation COMM $2,242.95 —
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,383.14 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,803.69 —
Unicare MCD $2,803.69 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,803.69 —

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (limited) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $518.80 $59.81 – $648.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $518.80 $59.81 – $648.50
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,068.52 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $518.80 $59.81 – $648.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $537.62 $110.66 – $806.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $460.28 $59.81 – $575.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $518.80 $59.81 – $648.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $537.62 $64.00 – $806.43

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