X-ray exam of femur 1 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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$29.40 with United vs $849.63 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
United STARPLUS $29.40
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $29.40
Amerigroup MGMCD $29.40
United CHIP $29.40
Amerigroup CHIP $29.40
United STARPerinate $29.40
United STAR $29.40
United STARKids $29.40
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $30.87
Aetna Better Health CHIP $31.75
Aetna Better Health MCD $31.75
Molina CHIP $32.34
Molina STAR+PLUS $32.34
Molina STARKIDS $32.34
Molina MCDSTAR $32.34
Aetna QHPHIX $35.25
Humana MGMCD $36.75
Aetna NewBusiness $48.33
Aetna Meritain $51.78
Aetna COMM $51.78
Superior Health Plan STARKids $59.47
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $59.47
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $59.47
Superior Health Plan CHIP $59.47
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $59.47
Aetna OON $60.73
Humana COMM $78.12
Cigna LocalPlus $82.39
Cigna NewBusiness $82.47
United SmallGroup $83.86
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
Cigna NetworkBenefit $92.02
Cigna HMO $92.02
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $92.02
BCBS BluePremier $94.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55
Cigna IFP $114.70
Cigna AllOther $116.46
Cigna QHP $118.95
United OptionsPPO $158.88
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $208.16
Evry Health COMM $219.20
Unicare CHIP $220.90
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $287.17
City of McKinney COMM $297.37
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62
Curative Administrators COMM $339.85
BCBS PPO $340.79
BCBS Traditional $377.24
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $382.33
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $424.81
Aetna ASA $447.76
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $467.30
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $467.30
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $467.30
Aetna WCOMP $467.30
Averde Health, Inc PPO $492.79
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $509.78
Magellan BH Pinnacle $509.78
Magellan BH Summit $509.78
Humana BHCOMM $552.26
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $594.74
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $594.74
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $594.74
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $617.68
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $637.22
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $679.70
USA Managed Care COMM $679.70
ComPsych Corporation COMM $679.70
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $679.70
Galaxy Health Network PPO $722.19
Independent Medical Systems COMM $849.63
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $849.63
Unicare MCD $849.63

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X-ray exam of femur 1 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $158.96 $29.40 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $158.96 $29.40 – $225.11
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $383.85 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $158.96 $29.40 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $224.90 $46.29 – $337.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $236.14 $29.40 – $295.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $158.96 $29.40 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $224.90 $31.46 – $337.36

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