Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i 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

$6,186.70

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.

$6,186.70

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.

$81.48 with BCBS vs $6,186.70 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
BCBS BluePremier $81.48 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $89.70 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $89.70 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $101.17 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $138.72 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $148.60 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $148.60 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $174.28 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $266.35 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $266.35 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $279.36 ↓ -95%
Humana COMM $286.06 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $292.37 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $433.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $433.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $433.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $433.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $433.07 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $835.20 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $866.14 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,156.91 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,175.47 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,515.74 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,596.17 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $1,608.54 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,633.29 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,633.29 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,825.08 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,825.08 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $1,825.08 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,091.10 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $2,165.34 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $2,307.64 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,474.68 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,746.89 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,784.01 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,093.35 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,260.39 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,402.68 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,402.68 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,402.68 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,402.68 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,588.29 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $3,712.02 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $3,712.02 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $3,712.02 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $4,021.36 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,330.69 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,330.69 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,330.69 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,497.73 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,640.02 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,949.36 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $4,949.36 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $4,949.36 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,949.36 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,258.69 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,186.70 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,186.70 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,186.70 ↑ +0%

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Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $633.97 $136.94 – $898.12
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