Plmt nephroureteral catheter 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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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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$893.46 with Cigna vs $13,814.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $893.46
Cigna QHP $926.55
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
United STAR $1,142.90
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,142.90
United STARPerinate $1,142.90
United CHIP $1,142.90
United STARPLUS $1,142.90
United STARKids $1,142.90
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,200.05
Amerigroup CHIP $1,200.05
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,200.05
United OptionsPPO $1,237.61
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,257.19
Molina MCDSTAR $1,257.19
Molina CHIP $1,257.19
Molina STARKIDS $1,257.19
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,371.48
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,371.48
Humana MGMCD $1,428.63
Unicare CHIP $1,720.74
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,236.97
City of McKinney COMM $2,316.38
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
BCBS Traditional $2,938.50
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,309.12
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna ASA $3,487.81
WellMed MGMCR $3,558.75
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,640.03
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,640.03
Aetna WCOMP $3,640.03
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,640.03
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,796.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,838.58
Magellan BH Pinnacle $3,970.94
Magellan BH Summit $3,970.94
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $3,970.94
BCBS BluePremier $4,014.66
Evry Health COMM $4,036.00
Humana BHCOMM $4,301.86
Aetna OON $4,332.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,523.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,632.77
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,632.77
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,632.77
Curative Administrators COMM $4,807.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,811.46
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,963.68
USA Managed Care COMM $5,294.59
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,294.59
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $5,294.59
ComPsych Corporation COMM $5,294.59
Oscar HIX $5,381.00
Humana COMM $5,447.26
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,625.50
United SmallGroup $5,761.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,618.24
Unicare MCD $6,618.24
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,618.24
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,791.72
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,791.72
United AllPayerAppendix $7,828.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8,089.69
BCBS BlueEssentials $8,089.69
BCBS EPOSOA $8,512.28
BCBS PPO $8,904.69
Cigna LocalPlus $9,774.00
Cigna NewBusiness $9,784.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,920.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $10,920.00
Cigna HMO $10,920.00
Cigna AllOther $13,814.00

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Plmt nephroureteral catheter at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,820.82 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,820.82 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,820.82 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,422.08 $71.00 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,158.05 $71.00 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,820.82 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,422.08 $85.00 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,422.08 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11

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