Puncture arterial withdrawal blood for diagnosis 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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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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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.

$7.06 with Superior Health Plan vs $12,897.00 with Oscar — 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

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 $7.06
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $7.06
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $7.06
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $7.06
Superior Health Plan STARKids $7.06
Cigna IFP $13.61
Cigna QHP $14.12
United OptionsPPO $18.86
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $24.71
BCBS MyBlueHealth $24.91
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $24.91
Evry Health COMM $26.02
Unicare CHIP $26.22
Cigna LocalPlus $26.62
Cigna NewBusiness $26.62
BCBS BluePremier $29.45
Cigna HMO $29.75
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $29.75
Cigna NetworkBenefit $29.75
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $32.17
BCBS BlueEssentials $32.17
BCBS EPOSOA $33.78
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $34.08
BCBS PPO $35.29
City of McKinney COMM $35.29
Cigna AllOther $37.61
Curative Administrators COMM $40.34
BCBS Traditional $44.77
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $45.38
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $50.42
Aetna ASA $53.14
Aetna WCOMP $55.46
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $55.46
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $55.46
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $55.46
Averde Health, Inc PPO $58.49
Magellan BH Pinnacle $60.50
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $60.50
Magellan BH Summit $60.50
Humana BHCOMM $65.55
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $70.59
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $70.59
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $70.59
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $73.31
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $75.63
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $80.67
USA Managed Care COMM $80.67
ComPsych Corporation COMM $80.67
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $80.67
Galaxy Health Network PPO $85.71
Unicare MCD $100.84
Independent Medical Systems COMM $100.84
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $100.84
Humana COMM $115.89
WellMed MGMCR $134.32
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,939.00
United SmallGroup $8,007.00
United AllPayerAppendix $11,220.00
Oscar HIX $12,897.00

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $127.50 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $127.50 $10.00 – $316.45
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $127.50 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $96.17 $12.00 – $316.45

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