Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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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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.

$23.59 with BCBS vs $3,590.08 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

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
BCBS BluePremier $23.59
BCBS MyBlueHealth $25.96
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $25.96
Aetna QHPHIX $43.39
Aetna NewBusiness $59.49
Aetna COMM $63.73
Aetna Meritain $63.73
Humana COMM $68.37
Aetna OON $74.75
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $77.10
BCBS BlueEssentials $77.10
BCBS EPOSOA $80.87
BCBS PPO $84.63
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $251.31
Superior Health Plan CHIP $251.31
Superior Health Plan STARKids $251.31
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $251.31
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $251.31
Cigna IFP $484.66
Cigna QHP $502.61
United OptionsPPO $671.34
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $682.12
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $879.57
Evry Health COMM $926.24
Unicare CHIP $933.42
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,213.45
City of McKinney COMM $1,256.53
Curative Administrators COMM $1,436.03
BCBS Traditional $1,594.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,615.54
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,795.04
Aetna ASA $1,891.97
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,974.54
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,974.54
Aetna WCOMP $1,974.54
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,974.54
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,082.25
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $2,154.05
Magellan BH Pinnacle $2,154.05
Magellan BH Summit $2,154.05
Humana BHCOMM $2,333.55
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,513.06
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,513.06
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,513.06
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,609.99
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,692.56
ComPsych Corporation COMM $2,872.06
USA Managed Care COMM $2,872.06
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $2,872.06
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,872.06
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,051.57
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,590.08
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,590.08
Unicare MCD $3,590.08

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $631.95 $39.64 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $631.95 $39.64 – $895.26
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,631.77 $76.31 – $76.31
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $631.95 $39.64 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $621.95 $66.60 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $605.63 $66.60 – $757.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $631.95 $45.39 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $621.95 $81.06 – $932.93

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