Whole blood for transfusion 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$57.81 with Aetna vs $1,122.56 with Humana — 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 $57.81
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $58.36
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $58.36
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $58.36
Superior Health Plan STARKids $58.36
Superior Health Plan CHIP $58.36
Aetna NewBusiness $79.63
Aetna Meritain $84.81
Aetna COMM $84.81
Aetna OON $99.81
Cigna IFP $112.55
Cigna QHP $116.72
United OptionsPPO $155.91
Oscar HIX $173.42
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $204.27
BCBS MyBlueHealth $205.93
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $205.93
Evry Health COMM $215.10
Unicare CHIP $216.77
Cigna NewBusiness $220.11
Cigna LocalPlus $220.11
BCBS BluePremier $243.45
Cigna HMO $245.95
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $245.95
Cigna NetworkBenefit $245.95
BCBS BlueEssentials $265.96
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $265.96
BCBS EPOSOA $279.30
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $281.80
City of McKinney COMM $291.81
BCBS PPO $291.81
Cigna AllOther $310.99
Curative Administrators COMM $333.50
BCBS Traditional $370.18
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $375.18
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $416.87
Aetna ASA $439.38
Aetna WCOMP $458.56
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $458.56
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $458.56
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $458.56
Averde Health, Inc PPO $483.57
Magellan BH Summit $500.24
Magellan BH Pinnacle $500.24
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $500.24
Humana BHCOMM $541.93
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $583.62
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $583.62
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $583.62
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $606.13
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $625.30
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $666.99
USA Managed Care COMM $666.99
ComPsych Corporation COMM $666.99
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $666.99
Galaxy Health Network PPO $708.68
Unicare MCD $833.74
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $833.74
Independent Medical Systems COMM $833.74
Humana COMM $1,122.56

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Whole blood for transfusion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $487.92 $138.24 – $609.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $487.92 $104.41 – $609.90
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $487.92 $138.24 – $609.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $485.68 $99.97 – $728.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $509.96 $101.99 – $637.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $487.92 $130.11 – $609.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $485.68 $155.90 – $728.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $485.68 $250.93 – $728.51

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