Pretreat rbc absorption reference 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

$1,138.94

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.

$1,138.94

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.

$33.84 with United vs $1,138.94 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
United SmallGroup $33.84 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $33.84 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $46.07 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $51.82 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $58.50 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $58.50 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $63.45 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $67.58 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $67.58 ↓ -94%
Aetna OON $79.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $79.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $79.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $79.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $79.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $79.73 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $82.57 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $82.57 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $86.58 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $90.60 ↓ -92%
Cigna LocalPlus $130.40 ↓ -89%
Cigna NewBusiness $130.53 ↓ -89%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $145.64 ↓ -87%
Cigna HMO $145.64 ↓ -87%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $145.64 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $153.76 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $159.45 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $184.33 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $212.98 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $236.90 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $279.04 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $293.85 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $296.12 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $312.96 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $384.96 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $398.63 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $505.69 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $512.52 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $569.47 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $600.22 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $626.42 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $626.42 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $626.42 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $626.42 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $660.59 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $683.36 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $683.36 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $683.36 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $740.31 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $797.26 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $797.26 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $797.26 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $828.01 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $854.21 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $911.15 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $911.15 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $911.15 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $911.15 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $968.10 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,138.94 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,138.94 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,138.94 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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