Sulfonylurea screen qn-sendout 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

$464.78

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.

$464.78

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.

$0.02 with Aetna vs $464.78 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
Aetna QHPHIX $0.02 ↓ -100%
Aetna Meritain $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna COMM $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna NewBusiness $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna OON $0.04 ↓ -100%
United STARKids $6.53 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $6.53 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $6.53 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $6.53 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $6.53 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $6.53 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $6.53 ↓ -99%
United STAR $6.53 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $6.86 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $7.05 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $7.05 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $7.18 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $7.18 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $7.18 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $7.18 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $8.16 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $32.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $32.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $32.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $32.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $32.53 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $62.75 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $65.07 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $66.86 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $86.91 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $88.31 ↓ -81%
Cigna LocalPlus $91.69 ↓ -80%
Cigna NewBusiness $91.78 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $96.67 ↓ -79%
Cigna HMO $102.41 ↓ -78%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $102.41 ↓ -78%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $102.41 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $113.87 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $114.80 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $114.80 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $119.91 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $120.84 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $129.62 ↓ -72%
BCBS BluePremier $135.72 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $148.26 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $148.26 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $155.70 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $157.10 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $162.67 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $162.67 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $206.36 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $209.15 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $232.39 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $244.94 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $255.63 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $255.63 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $255.63 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $255.63 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $269.57 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $278.87 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $278.87 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $278.87 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $302.11 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $325.35 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $325.35 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $325.35 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $337.90 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $348.58 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $371.82 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $371.82 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $371.82 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $371.82 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $395.06 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $464.78 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $464.78 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $464.78 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Sulfonylurea screen qn-sendout at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $241.66 $6.53 – $110.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $241.66 $6.53 – $110.45
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $241.66 $6.53 – $110.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $241.66 $11.38 – $362.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $213.10 $6.53 – $266.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $241.66 $6.53 – $110.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $241.66 $6.99 – $362.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $241.66 $6.53 – $362.48

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