Lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) 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.

$5.07 with Amerigroup vs $345.60 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
Amerigroup CHIP $5.07
United STARKids $5.07
United STARPerinate $5.07
United STAR $5.07
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $5.07
Amerigroup MGMCD $5.07
United STARPLUS $5.07
United CHIP $5.07
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $5.32
Aetna Better Health CHIP $5.48
Aetna Better Health MCD $5.48
Molina STAR+PLUS $5.58
Molina MCDSTAR $5.58
Molina CHIP $5.58
Molina STARKIDS $5.58
WellMed MGMCR $6.01
Humana MGMCR $6.04
BCBS MGMCRHMO $6.04
BCBS MCRPPO $6.04
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $6.04
Devoted Health MME $6.04
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $6.04
Amerigroup DualEligible $6.04
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $6.04
Devoted Health SNP $6.04
Devoted Health HMO $6.04
Devoted Health POS $6.04
Devoted Health PPO $6.04
Devoted Health MCR $6.04
United SmallGroup $6.04
United AllPayerAppendix $6.04
United MGMCR $6.07
Aetna MCR $6.09
Care N Care MGMCR $6.10
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $6.16
Integranet MGMCR $6.22
WellCare MGMCR $6.22
Humana MGMCD $6.34
Humana Tricare $6.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $6.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $6.34
ProCare Advantge MCR $6.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $6.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $6.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $6.34
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $6.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $6.34
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $6.40
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $6.40
Molina MMP $6.58
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $6.58
Molina MCR $6.58
Molina MME $6.58
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $6.64
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $7.25
Aetna QHPHIX $7.67
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $7.85
Bravo Health MCRHMO $9.06
Bravo Health MCRPOS $9.06
Bravo Health MCRPPO $9.06
Bravo Health MCRSNP $9.06
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $9.06
BCBS BluePremier $9.36
BCBS MyBlueHealth $10.57
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $10.57
Aetna NewBusiness $10.57
Superior ValueHMO $10.81
Aetna COMM $11.26
Aetna Meritain $11.26
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $11.48
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $11.96
Aetna OON $13.25
Superior EPO $13.53
Superior HMO $13.53
BCBS BlueEssentials $14.92
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $14.92
BCBS EPOSOA $15.64
Oscar HIX $15.70
Molina Healthcare HIX $15.82
BCBS PPO $16.37
Cigna LocalPlus $23.22
Cigna NewBusiness $23.25
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $24.19
Superior Health Plan CHIP $24.19
Superior Health Plan STARKids $24.19
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $24.19
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $24.19
Cigna NetworkBenefit $25.94
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $25.94
Cigna HMO $25.94
Cigna AllOther $32.83
Cigna IFP $46.66
Cigna QHP $48.38
United OptionsPPO $64.63
Humana COMM $67.04
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $84.67
Evry Health COMM $89.16
Unicare CHIP $89.86
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $116.81
City of McKinney COMM $120.96
BCBS Traditional $153.45
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $155.52
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $172.80
Aetna ASA $182.13
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $190.08
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $190.08
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $190.08
Aetna WCOMP $190.08
Averde Health, Inc PPO $200.45
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $207.36
Magellan BH Pinnacle $207.36
Magellan BH Summit $207.36
Humana BHCOMM $224.64
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $241.92
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $241.92
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $241.92
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $251.25
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $259.20
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $276.48
USA Managed Care COMM $276.48
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $276.48
ComPsych Corporation COMM $276.48
Galaxy Health Network PPO $293.76
Independent Medical Systems COMM $345.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $345.60
Unicare MCD $345.60
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $102.38 $5.07 – $15.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $102.38 $5.07 – $15.66
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $176.01 $5.44 – $23.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $102.38 $5.07 – $15.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $59.42 $2.58 – $18.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $82.33 $5.07 – $15.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $102.38 $5.07 – $15.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $59.42 $5.42 – $18.79

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