MRI orbit/face/neck without & w/contrast 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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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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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.

$349.16 with Parkland Community Health Plan vs $15,135.00 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
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $349.16
United STAR $349.16
United STARKids $349.16
United STARPLUS $349.16
United STARPerinate $349.16
United CHIP $349.16
Amerigroup CHIP $349.16
Amerigroup MGMCD $349.16
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $366.62
Aetna Better Health MCD $377.09
Aetna Better Health CHIP $377.09
Molina STARKIDS $384.08
Molina MCDSTAR $384.08
Molina CHIP $384.08
Molina STAR+PLUS $384.08
Humana MGMCD $436.45
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13
BCBS BluePremier $530.77
United SmallGroup $616.10
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,059.45
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,059.45
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,059.45
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,059.45
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,059.45
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Humana COMM $1,195.97
Aetna OON $1,314.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
Cigna IFP $2,043.22
Cigna QHP $2,118.90
United OptionsPPO $2,830.24
Unicare CHIP $3,935.10
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5,115.63
BCBS Traditional $6,719.94
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $6,810.75
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $7,567.50
Aetna ASA $7,976.15
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $8,324.25
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $8,324.25
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $8,324.25
Aetna WCOMP $8,324.25
Averde Health, Inc PPO $8,778.30
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $9,081.00
Magellan BH Pinnacle $9,081.00
Magellan BH Summit $9,081.00
Humana BHCOMM $9,837.75
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $10,594.50
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $10,594.50
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $11,003.15
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $11,351.25
USA Managed Care COMM $12,108.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $12,108.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12,108.00
ComPsych Corporation COMM $12,108.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $12,864.75
Unicare MCD $15,135.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $15,135.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $15,135.00

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MRI orbit/face/neck without & w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,345.40 $494.01 – $5,018.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,345.40 $332.94 – $4,181.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,345.40 $332.94 – $5,018.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,345.40 $349.16 – $5,018.09

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