Nm imaging bone/joint 3 phase study 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

$11,390.13

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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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$11,390.13

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.

$322.78 with United vs $11,390.13 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
United CHIP $322.78 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $322.78 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $322.78 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $322.78 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $322.78 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $322.78 ↓ -97%
United STAR $322.78 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $322.78 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $338.92 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $348.60 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $348.60 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $355.06 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $355.06 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $355.06 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $355.06 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $367.10 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $403.47 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $404.12 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $404.12 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $471.50 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $646.47 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $692.52 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $692.52 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $797.31 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $797.31 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $797.31 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $797.31 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $797.31 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $812.23 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,200.03 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,200.03 ↓ -89%
Humana COMM $1,242.58 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,258.64 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $1,317.25 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $1,537.67 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,594.62 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $2,129.95 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,790.58 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $2,938.65 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $2,961.43 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,849.86 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $3,986.55 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $4,556.05 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $5,057.22 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $5,125.56 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,695.06 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $6,002.60 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $6,264.57 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $6,264.57 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $6,264.57 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $6,264.57 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $6,606.28 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $6,834.08 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $6,834.08 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $6,834.08 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $7,403.58 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $7,973.09 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $7,973.09 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $7,973.09 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $8,280.62 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $8,542.60 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $9,112.10 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $9,112.10 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,112.10 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $9,112.10 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $9,681.61 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $11,390.13 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $11,390.13 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $11,390.13 ↑ +0%

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Nm imaging bone/joint 3 phase study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,875.14 $310.74 – $2,343.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $1,875.14 $310.74 – $2,343.93
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,875.14 $310.74 – $2,343.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,798.90 $370.27 – $2,698.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,798.90 $310.74 – $2,248.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,875.14 $310.74 – $2,343.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,798.90 $332.49 – $2,698.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,798.90 $310.74 – $2,698.35

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