Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, without 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 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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$222.54 with Amerigroup vs $6,320.38 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

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 MGMCD $222.54
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $222.54
United CHIP $222.54
United STAR $222.54
United STARKids $222.54
United STARPLUS $222.54
United STARPerinate $222.54
Amerigroup CHIP $222.54
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $233.67
Aetna Better Health CHIP $240.34
Aetna Better Health MCD $240.34
Molina STAR+PLUS $244.79
Molina CHIP $244.79
Molina MCDSTAR $244.79
Molina STARKIDS $244.79
Humana MGMCD $278.18
BCBS MyBlueHealth $293.63
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $293.63
United SmallGroup $313.62
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
BCBS BluePremier $323.93
Superior Health Plan CHIP $442.43
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $442.43
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $442.43
Superior Health Plan STARKids $442.43
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $442.43
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
Cigna IFP $853.25
Cigna QHP $884.85
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80
BCBS PPO $995.08
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Humana COMM $1,083.48
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
United OptionsPPO $1,181.91
Aetna OON $1,314.00
Unicare CHIP $1,643.30
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,136.29
BCBS Traditional $2,806.25
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,844.17
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,160.19
Aetna ASA $3,330.84
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,476.21
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,476.21
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,476.21
Aetna WCOMP $3,476.21
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,665.82
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $3,792.23
Magellan BH Pinnacle $3,792.23
Magellan BH Summit $3,792.23
Humana BHCOMM $4,108.25
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,424.27
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,424.27
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,594.92
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,740.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,056.30
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $5,056.30
ComPsych Corporation COMM $5,056.30
USA Managed Care COMM $5,056.30
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,372.32
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,320.38
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,320.38
Unicare MCD $6,320.38

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $2,510.57 $222.54 – $3,138.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $2,510.57 $222.54 – $3,138.21
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,510.57 $222.54 – $3,138.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,294.96 $314.76 – $3,442.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,288.98 $222.54 – $2,861.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,510.57 $222.54 – $3,138.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,294.96 $227.71 – $3,442.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,294.96 $222.54 – $3,442.44

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