Opn ilac art expos cndt crtj 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

$18,200.36

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$18,200.36

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.

$561.77 with BCBS vs $28,286.00 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
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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
BCBS BluePremier $561.77 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -95%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -89%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $2,457.05 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $2,548.05 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $3,403.47 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $3,458.07 ↓ -81%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $4,732.09 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $6,151.72 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $6,370.13 ↓ -65%
Oscar HIX $6,587.00 ↓ -64%
Humana COMM $7,113.00 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $8,080.96 ↓ -56%
United SmallGroup $8,954.00 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $9,100.18 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueEssentials $9,262.79 ↓ -49%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $9,262.79 ↓ -49%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,360.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $9,591.59 ↓ -47%
BCBS EPOSOA $9,723.19 ↓ -47%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $9,985.06 ↓ -45%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $9,985.06 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $10,010.20 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $10,010.20 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $10,010.20 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $10,010.20 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO $10,179.36 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $10,556.21 ↓ -42%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,868.00 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $10,920.22 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $10,920.22 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $10,920.22 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $11,830.23 ↓ -35%
Curative Administrators COMM $12,018.00 ↓ -34%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $12,740.25 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $12,740.25 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $12,740.25 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $13,231.66 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $13,650.27 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $14,560.29 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $14,560.29 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $14,560.29 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $14,560.29 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $15,470.31 ↓ -15%
Evry Health COMM $16,144.00 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $18,200.36 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $18,200.36 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $18,200.36 ↑ +0%
Cigna LocalPlus $20,013.00 ↑ +10%
Cigna NewBusiness $20,033.00 ↑ +10%
Cigna HMO $22,360.00 ↑ +23%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $22,360.00 ↑ +23%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $22,360.00 ↑ +23%
Cigna AllOther $28,286.00 ↑ +55%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
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