Ophthalmic mitomycin 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

$258.71

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$258.71

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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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$18.11 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,750.91 with Cigna — 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $18.11 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $18.11 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $18.11 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $18.11 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $18.11 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $34.93 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $34.93 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $36.22 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $48.38 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $51.48 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $55.11 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $55.11 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $64.94 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $67.26 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $87.44 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $90.55 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $114.87 ↓ -56%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $129.35 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $136.34 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $142.29 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $142.29 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $142.29 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $142.29 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $150.05 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $155.23 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $155.23 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $155.23 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $168.16 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $181.10 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $181.10 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $188.08 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $194.03 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $206.97 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $206.97 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $206.97 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $219.90 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $258.71 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $258.71 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $258.71 ↑ +0%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,238.55 ↑ +379%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,238.55 ↑ +379%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,812.95 ↑ +601%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,812.95 ↑ +601%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,902.70 ↑ +635%
BCBS PPO $1,992.45 ↑ +670%
Humana COMM $2,247.19 ↑ +769%
BCBS BluePremier $2,351.45 ↑ +809%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,653.97 ↑ +926%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,656.60 ↑ +927%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,964.94 ↑ +1046%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,964.94 ↑ +1046%
Cigna HMO $2,964.94 ↑ +1046%
Cigna AllOther $3,750.91 ↑ +1350%

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Ophthalmic mitomycin at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $417.85 $262.65 – $895.39
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen $775.44 $468.50 – $468.50
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound $775.44 $735.23 – $735.23
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson $339.21 $145.38 – $710.82
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $775.44 $468.50 – $468.50
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington $775.44 $468.50 – $468.50
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton $775.44 $468.50 – $468.50
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano $775.44 $468.50 – $468.50

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