Treatment inhalation continuous aerosol medication acute airway obstruction 1st hour 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

$1,168.33

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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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$1,168.33

Gross charge

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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.

$81.78 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,168.33 with Unicare — 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $81.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $81.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $81.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $81.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $81.78 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $157.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $157.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $163.57 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $218.48 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $232.50 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $243.01 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $248.85 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $248.85 ↓ -79%
BCBS BluePremier $257.31 ↓ -78%
Aetna OON $293.25 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83 ↓ -74%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83 ↓ -74%
Unicare CHIP $303.77 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $308.83 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $394.90 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $408.92 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $518.74 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $525.75 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14 ↓ -52%
BCBS PPO $583.31 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $584.16 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $615.71 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $642.58 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $642.58 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $642.58 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $642.58 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $677.63 ↓ -42%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $701.00 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Summit $701.00 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $701.00 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $759.41 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $817.83 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $817.83 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $817.83 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $849.38 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $876.25 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $934.66 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $934.66 ↓ -20%
ComPsych Corporation COMM $934.66 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $934.66 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $993.08 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,168.33 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,168.33 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,168.33 ↑ +0%

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Treatment inhalation continuous aerosol medication acute airway obstruction 1st hour at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $349.13 $98.92 – $436.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $349.13 $74.71 – $436.41
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $327.58 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $349.13 $98.92 – $436.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $312.44 $64.31 – $468.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $420.58 $84.12 – $525.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $349.13 $93.10 – $436.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $312.44 $100.29 – $468.67

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