Pretreat rbc w enzyme 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

$480.09

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.

$480.09

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.

$30.72 with Aetna vs $768.04 with BCBS — 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
Aetna QHPHIX $30.72 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $33.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $33.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $33.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $33.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $33.61 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $42.31 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $45.06 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $45.06 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $53.03 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $64.81 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $67.21 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $86.52 ↓ -82%
Cigna NewBusiness $86.60 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $89.78 ↓ -81%
Cigna HMO $96.63 ↓ -80%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $96.63 ↓ -80%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $96.63 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $99.86 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $117.62 ↓ -76%
Cigna AllOther $122.30 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $123.86 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $124.82 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $162.27 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $168.03 ↓ -65%
Humana COMM $209.66 ↓ -56%
BCBS Traditional $213.16 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $216.04 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $240.04 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $253.01 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $264.05 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $264.05 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $264.05 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $264.05 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $278.45 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $288.05 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $288.05 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $288.05 ↓ -40%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -39%
United SmallGroup $291.26 ↓ -39%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26 ↓ -39%
Humana BHCOMM $312.06 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $336.06 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $336.06 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $336.06 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $349.03 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $360.07 ↓ -25%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $384.07 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $384.07 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $384.07 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $384.07 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $408.08 ↓ -15%
BCBS BluePremier $439.29 ↓ -8%
Unicare MCD $480.09 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $480.09 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $480.09 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $495.97 ↑ +3%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $495.97 ↑ +3%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $700.02 ↑ +46%
BCBS BlueEssentials $700.02 ↑ +46%
BCBS EPOSOA $734.03 ↑ +53%
BCBS PPO $768.04 ↑ +60%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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