Placement nephrostomy catheter (both sides) 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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$231.20 with Cigna vs $13,814.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Cigna IFP $231.20
Cigna QHP $239.77
United OptionsPPO $320.26
Unicare CHIP $445.28
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $578.87
City of McKinney COMM $599.42
United STARKids $652.80
United STAR $652.80
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $652.80
United CHIP $652.80
United STARPerinate $652.80
United STARPLUS $652.80
Amerigroup CHIP $685.44
Amerigroup MGMCD $685.44
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $685.44
Molina CHIP $718.08
Molina MCDSTAR $718.08
Molina STARKIDS $718.08
Molina STAR+PLUS $718.08
BCBS Traditional $760.40
Aetna Better Health CHIP $783.36
Aetna Better Health MCD $783.36
Humana MGMCD $816.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $856.31
Aetna ASA $902.55
Aetna WCOMP $941.94
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $941.94
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $941.94
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $941.94
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $993.32
Magellan BH Summit $1,027.57
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,027.57
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,027.57
Humana BHCOMM $1,113.20
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,198.83
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,198.83
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,198.83
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,245.07
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,284.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,370.10
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,370.10
USA Managed Care COMM $1,370.10
ComPsych Corporation COMM $1,370.10
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,455.73
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,712.62
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,712.62
Unicare MCD $1,712.62
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
WellMed MGMCR $2,110.41
BCBS BluePremier $2,356.16
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,796.00
Humana COMM $3,857.78
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,985.99
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,985.99
Evry Health COMM $4,036.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,523.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $4,747.75
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $4,747.75
Curative Administrators COMM $4,807.00
BCBS EPOSOA $4,995.77
BCBS PPO $5,226.07
Oscar HIX $5,381.00
United SmallGroup $5,761.00
United AllPayerAppendix $7,828.00
Cigna LocalPlus $9,774.00
Cigna NewBusiness $9,784.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $10,920.00
Cigna HMO $10,920.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,920.00
Cigna AllOther $13,814.00

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Placement nephrostomy catheter (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $4,772.36 $652.80 – $5,965.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $4,772.36 $652.80 – $5,965.45
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,772.36 $652.80 – $5,965.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,752.50 $71.00 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,233.03 $71.00 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,772.36 $652.80 – $5,965.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,752.50 $85.00 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,752.50 $652.80 – $5,628.74

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