Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit 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

$5,346.30

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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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$5,346.30

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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.

$374.24 with Superior Health Plan vs $5,346.30 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $374.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $374.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $374.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $374.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $374.24 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $721.75 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $748.48 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $948.62 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $999.76 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,071.02 ↓ -80%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,071.02 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $1,112.03 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,309.84 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,379.35 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $1,390.04 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,411.42 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,411.42 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,511.66 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,511.66 ↓ -72%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,577.16 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $1,577.16 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,577.16 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,585.11 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $1,656.82 ↓ -69%
BCBS PPO $1,658.55 ↓ -69%
Aetna QHPHIX $1,773.32 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,807.05 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $1,871.20 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $1,994.17 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,138.52 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,373.76 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,405.84 ↓ -55%
Aetna NewBusiness $2,442.49 ↓ -54%
Aetna Meritain $2,601.42 ↓ -51%
Aetna COMM $2,601.42 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,673.15 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,817.50 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,940.47 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,940.47 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,940.47 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,940.47 ↓ -45%
Aetna OON $3,061.48 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,100.85 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $3,207.78 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $3,207.78 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $3,207.78 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $3,475.09 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,742.41 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,742.41 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,742.41 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,886.76 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,009.72 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $4,277.04 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,277.04 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $4,277.04 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,277.04 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,544.35 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,346.30 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,346.30 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $5,346.30 ↑ +0%

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Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $822.60 $233.07 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $822.60 $176.04 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $822.60 $233.07 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $822.60 $169.32 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $822.60 $219.36 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $822.60 $264.05 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $822.60 $425.01 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $822.60 $219.36 – $1,433.33

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