X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study 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 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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$175.06 with United vs $4,101.25 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

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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
United STARPerinate $175.06
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
United STARPLUS $175.06
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06
United CHIP $175.06
United STAR $175.06
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $175.06
United STARKids $175.06
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06
Molina STARKIDS $192.57
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57
Molina CHIP $192.57
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57
BCBS BluePremier $216.84
Humana MGMCD $218.82
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $238.71
BCBS MyBlueHealth $238.71
Aetna QHPHIX $283.78
Superior Health Plan STARKids $287.09
Superior Health Plan CHIP $287.09
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $287.09
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $287.09
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $287.09
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
United SmallGroup $341.20
Aetna NewBusiness $389.08
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Aetna Meritain $416.80
Aetna COMM $416.80
Aetna OON $488.85
Cigna IFP $553.67
Cigna QHP $574.17
Cigna LocalPlus $638.67
Cigna NewBusiness $639.31
Humana COMM $656.36
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84
Cigna HMO $713.35
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $713.35
Cigna NetworkBenefit $713.35
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46
United OptionsPPO $766.93
BCBS PPO $778.08
Cigna AllOther $902.83
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,004.81
Evry Health COMM $1,058.12
Unicare CHIP $1,066.33
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,386.22
City of McKinney COMM $1,435.44
Curative Administrators COMM $1,640.50
BCBS Traditional $1,820.95
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,845.56
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,050.63
Aetna ASA $2,161.36
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,255.69
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,255.69
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,255.69
Aetna WCOMP $2,255.69
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,378.72
Magellan BH Pinnacle $2,460.75
Magellan BH Summit $2,460.75
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $2,460.75
Humana BHCOMM $2,665.81
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,870.88
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,870.88
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,870.88
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,981.61
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,075.94
USA Managed Care COMM $3,281.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $3,281.00
ComPsych Corporation COMM $3,281.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,281.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,486.06
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,101.25
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,101.25
Unicare MCD $4,101.25

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X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $773.04 $159.12 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $922.66 $167.39 – $1,153.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $773.04 $167.39 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $773.04 $175.06 – $1,159.56

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