Plmt ureteral stent prq 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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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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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.

$948.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $33,050.45 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
United STAR $1,142.90
United CHIP $1,142.90
United STARPerinate $1,142.90
United STARPLUS $1,142.90
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,142.90
United STARKids $1,142.90
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,200.05
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,200.05
Amerigroup CHIP $1,200.05
Molina MCDSTAR $1,257.19
Molina CHIP $1,257.19
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,257.19
Molina STARKIDS $1,257.19
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,371.48
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,371.48
Humana MGMCD $1,428.63
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
WellMed MGMCR $3,558.75
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
BCBS BluePremier $4,014.66
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Cigna IFP $4,461.81
Cigna QHP $4,627.06
Humana COMM $5,568.01
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,694.00
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00
United OptionsPPO $6,180.43
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $6,225.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,791.72
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,791.72
Oscar HIX $7,168.00
United SmallGroup $7,785.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8,089.69
BCBS BlueEssentials $8,089.69
BCBS EPOSOA $8,512.28
Unicare CHIP $8,593.12
BCBS PPO $8,904.69
Cigna LocalPlus $10,472.00
Cigna NewBusiness $10,482.00
United AllPayerAppendix $10,918.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $11,171.05
City of McKinney COMM $11,567.66
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11,700.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,700.00
Cigna HMO $11,700.00
BCBS Traditional $14,674.40
Cigna AllOther $14,800.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $16,525.22
Aetna ASA $17,417.59
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $18,177.75
Aetna WCOMP $18,177.75
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $18,177.75
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $18,177.75
Averde Health, Inc PPO $19,169.26
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $19,830.27
Magellan BH Pinnacle $19,830.27
Magellan BH Summit $19,830.27
Humana BHCOMM $21,482.79
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $23,135.31
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $23,135.31
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $23,135.31
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $24,027.68
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $24,787.84
USA Managed Care COMM $26,440.36
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $26,440.36
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $26,440.36
ComPsych Corporation COMM $26,440.36
Galaxy Health Network PPO $28,092.88
Unicare MCD $33,050.45
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $33,050.45
Independent Medical Systems COMM $33,050.45

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Plmt ureteral stent prq at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $4,709.76 $1,142.90 – $10,795.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $4,709.76 $1,142.90 – $10,795.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,709.76 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,695.02 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,788.58 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,709.76 $1,142.90 – $10,795.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,695.02 $85.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,695.02 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11

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