Red blood cells washed each unit 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

$1,561.74

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,561.74

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$109.32 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,749.02 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $109.32 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $109.32 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $109.32 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $109.32 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $109.32 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $210.83 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $218.64 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $292.05 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $324.84 ↓ -79%
Aetna QHPHIX $351.35 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $382.63 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $385.75 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $385.75 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $402.93 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $406.05 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $412.30 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $412.30 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $456.03 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $460.71 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $460.71 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $460.71 ↓ -71%
Aetna NewBusiness $483.93 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentials $498.20 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $498.20 ↓ -68%
Aetna Meritain $515.42 ↓ -67%
Aetna COMM $515.42 ↓ -67%
BCBS EPOSOA $523.18 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $527.87 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $546.61 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $546.61 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $582.53 ↓ -63%
Aetna OON $606.57 ↓ -61%
Curative Administrators COMM $624.70 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $693.41 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $702.78 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $780.87 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $823.04 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $858.96 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $858.96 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $858.96 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $858.96 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $905.81 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Summit $937.04 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $937.04 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $937.04 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $1,015.13 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,093.22 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,093.22 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,093.22 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,135.38 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,171.31 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,249.39 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,249.39 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $1,249.39 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,249.39 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,327.48 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,561.74 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,561.74 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,561.74 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $2,749.02 ↑ +76%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Red blood cells washed each unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $583.68 $165.38 – $1,032.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $583.68 $124.91 – $1,032.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $583.68 $165.38 – $1,032.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $605.06 $124.54 – $1,032.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $611.44 $122.29 – $1,032.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $583.68 $155.65 – $1,032.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $605.06 $194.22 – $1,032.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $605.06 $312.61 – $1,032.51

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →