Plcmt dlyd xtn pros 1st vsl 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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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.

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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.

$543.96 with Cigna 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
Cigna IFP $543.96
Cigna QHP $564.10
United OptionsPPO $753.48
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $765.57
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Unicare CHIP $1,047.62
BCBS BluePremier $1,113.94
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,361.90
City of McKinney COMM $1,410.26
BCBS Traditional $1,789.01
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,014.65
Aetna ASA $2,123.44
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,216.11
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,216.11
Aetna WCOMP $2,216.11
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,216.11
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,336.99
Magellan BH Pinnacle $2,417.58
Magellan BH Summit $2,417.58
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $2,417.58
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Humana BHCOMM $2,619.05
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,820.51
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,820.51
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,820.51
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,929.30
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,021.97
ComPsych Corporation COMM $3,223.44
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $3,223.44
USA Managed Care COMM $3,223.44
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,223.44
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,424.91
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,029.30
Unicare MCD $4,029.30
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,029.30
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $5,739.91
Oscar HIX $6,587.00
United SmallGroup $8,954.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,360.00
United AllPayerAppendix $10,868.00
Curative Administrators COMM $12,018.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $18,367.47
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $18,367.47
BCBS EPOSOA $19,280.40
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19,799.68
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19,799.68
Cigna LocalPlus $20,013.00
Cigna NewBusiness $20,033.00
BCBS PPO $20,184.96
Cigna HMO $22,360.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $22,360.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $22,360.00
Cigna AllOther $28,286.00
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Plcmt dlyd xtn pros 1st vsl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,298.61 $934.61 – $7,038.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,298.61 $705.90 – $7,038.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,298.61 $934.61 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,298.61 $678.96 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,298.61 $659.72 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,298.61 $879.63 – $7,038.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,298.61 $1,058.86 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,298.61 $1,704.28 – $4,947.92

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