Prcrd drg 6+yr without anomly 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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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.

$340.32 with BCBS 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
BCBS BluePremier $340.32
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
Cigna IFP $1,129.33
Cigna QHP $1,171.16
United OptionsPPO $1,564.33
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,589.43
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00
Unicare CHIP $2,175.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Humana COMM $2,592.44
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,827.51
City of McKinney COMM $2,927.89
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
BCBS Traditional $3,714.24
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,182.70
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Aetna ASA $4,408.57
Aetna WCOMP $4,600.97
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,600.97
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,600.97
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,600.97
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,851.93
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $5,019.24
Magellan BH Summit $5,019.24
Magellan BH Pinnacle $5,019.24
Humana BHCOMM $5,437.51
BCBS BlueEssentials $5,611.45
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $5,611.45
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $5,855.78
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,855.78
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,855.78
BCBS EPOSOA $5,890.36
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,049.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,049.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,081.65
BCBS PPO $6,166.71
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,274.05
Oscar HIX $6,587.00
ComPsych Corporation COMM $6,692.32
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,692.32
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $6,692.32
USA Managed Care COMM $6,692.32
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,110.59
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,365.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,365.40
Unicare MCD $8,365.40
United SmallGroup $8,954.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,360.00
United AllPayerAppendix $10,868.00
Curative Administrators COMM $12,018.00
Cigna LocalPlus $20,013.00
Cigna NewBusiness $20,033.00
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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Prcrd drg 6+yr without anomly at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,161.89 $895.87 – $4,479.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $3,161.89 $676.64 – $4,479.35
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,161.89 $895.87 – $4,479.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,432.13 $71.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,724.71 $71.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,161.89 $843.17 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,432.13 $85.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,432.13 $1,256.60 – $3,648.20

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