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Facility: Medical City Dallas Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 83735
- Insurance Median: $52
- Cash Discount Price: $1,196
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 7.76x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $6.7 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 776% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 676%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | $4 | 60% |
| Aetna | $6 - $849 | 90% |
| Amerigroup | $6 - $7 | 90% |
| Cigna | $6 - $792 | 90% |
| Molina | $6 - $7 | 90% |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | $6 | 90% |
| Texas Health Network | $6 | 90% |
| United | $6 - $310 | 90% |
| American Health Plan Of Texas, Inc. | $7 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $7 - $640 | 104% |
| Care N Care | $7 | 104% |
| Devoted Health | $7 | 104% |
| Humana | $7 - $74 | 104% |
| Imperial Insurance Company | $7 | 104% |
| Integranet | $7 | 104% |
| Mutual Of Omaha | $7 | 104% |
| Procare Advantge | $7 | 104% |
| Provider Partners Health Plan | $7 | 104% |
| Superior Health Plan | $7 - $101 | 104% |
| Texas Independent Health Plan | $7 | 104% |
| Triwest Health Alliance | $7 | 104% |
| Triwest Veterans | $7 | 104% |
| Wellcare | $7 | 104% |
| Wellmed | $7 | 104% |
| Universal Healthcare Group | $8 | 119% |
| Verda Health Plan | $9 | 134% |
| Bravo Health | $10 | 149% |
| Superior | $12 - $15 | 179% |
| Corvel Corporation | $13 | 194% |
| Usa Managed Care | $13 - $1,153 | 194% |
| Oscar | $17 | 254% |
| Molina Healthcare | $18 | 269% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $105 - $1,282 | 1567% |
| Religious Order Of Jehovah Witness | $190 - $288 | 2836% |
| Unicare | $228 - $1,441 | 3403% |
| Healthcare Highways | $233 - $487 | 3478% |
| Healthcare Highways Ntx | $243 - $504 | 3627% |
| Evry Health | $246 - $372 | 3672% |
| Prominence Health Plan | $381 - $576 | 5687% |
| City Of Mckinney | $428 - $648 | 6388% |
| Fidelis Securecare | $428 - $648 | 6388% |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | $466 - $1,009 | 6955% |
| National Choicecare | $476 - $720 | 7104% |
| Pc Texas Partners | $524 - $792 | 7821% |
| Physicians Coop Of Tx | $524 - $792 | 7821% |
| Rockport Health Group | $524 - $792 | 7821% |
| Texas Instruments | $533 - $807 | 7955% |
| Averde Health, Inc | $552 - $836 | 8239% |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | $666 - $1,009 | 9940% |
| Mega Life | $666 - $1,009 | 9940% |
| Multiplan Phcs | $666 - $1,009 | 9940% |
| Healthsmart Preferred Care | $676 - $1,023 | 10090% |
| Lewisville Isd/Dls Consulting | $714 - $1,081 | 10657% |
| Usc Health Services | $762 - $1,153 | 11373% |
| Galaxy Health Network | $809 - $1,225 | 12075% |
| Independent Medical Systems | $952 - $1,441 | 14209% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | $952 - $1,441 | 14209% |