Ultrasound joint complete left 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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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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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.

$42.36 with Cigna vs $2,546.49 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
Cigna LocalPlus $42.36
Cigna NewBusiness $42.40
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $47.31
Cigna HMO $47.31
Cigna NetworkBenefit $47.31
Aetna QHPHIX $47.64
Cigna AllOther $59.88
Aetna NewBusiness $65.32
BCBS BluePremier $69.04
Aetna Meritain $69.97
Aetna COMM $69.97
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $76.01
BCBS MyBlueHealth $76.01
Aetna OON $82.07
United STARPerinate $96.28
United STAR $96.28
United STARKids $96.28
United STARPLUS $96.28
United CHIP $96.28
Amerigroup CHIP $96.28
Amerigroup MGMCD $96.28
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $96.28
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $101.09
Aetna Better Health MCD $103.98
Aetna Better Health CHIP $103.98
Molina CHIP $105.91
Molina STAR+PLUS $105.91
Molina STARKIDS $105.91
Molina MCDSTAR $105.91
Humana MGMCD $120.35
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $178.25
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $178.25
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $178.25
Superior Health Plan CHIP $178.25
Superior Health Plan STARKids $178.25
BCBS BlueEssentials $225.70
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $225.70
BCBS EPOSOA $236.72
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
BCBS PPO $247.75
Humana COMM $283.24
Cigna IFP $343.78
Cigna QHP $356.51
United OptionsPPO $476.19
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $623.89
Evry Health COMM $656.99
Unicare CHIP $662.09
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $860.71
City of McKinney COMM $891.27
Curative Administrators COMM $1,018.60
BCBS Traditional $1,130.64
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,145.92
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,273.24
Aetna ASA $1,342.00
Aetna WCOMP $1,400.57
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,400.57
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,400.57
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,400.57
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,476.96
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $1,527.89
Magellan BH Pinnacle $1,527.89
Magellan BH Summit $1,527.89
Humana BHCOMM $1,655.22
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,782.54
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,782.54
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,782.54
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,851.30
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,909.87
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $2,037.19
USA Managed Care COMM $2,037.19
ComPsych Corporation COMM $2,037.19
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,037.19
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,164.52
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,546.49
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,546.49
Unicare MCD $2,546.49

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Ultrasound joint complete left at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $623.67 $96.28 – $779.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $623.67 $96.28 – $779.59
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,399.39 $223.38 – $223.38
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $623.67 $96.28 – $779.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $544.62 $112.10 – $816.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $499.95 $96.28 – $624.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $623.67 $96.28 – $779.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $544.62 $99.77 – $816.93

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