Medical City Heart Spine
Dallas, TX
About Medical City Heart Spine
Medical City Heart Spine is located in Dallas, Texas. The hospital is part of the Medical City healthcare system.
Medical City Heart Spine publishes 255,151 price items in its transparency file, making it one of 37 hospitals reporting pricing data in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. The hospital lists 17 procedures with specific pricing and maintains 2,244 payer rate entries. The pricing data shows identical gross and cash rates across all listed procedures, with no cash discounts applied. Several common procedures including knee replacement, screening colonoscopy, cesarean delivery, and complete blood count show $0 pricing, while imaging services range from $967 for chest X-rays to $10,325 for CT scans with contrast.
About This Data
Medical City Heart Spine publishes this pricing data as required by the CMS Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR § 180). The hospital's machine-readable file is published in JSON format and includes gross charges, cash/self-pay discounts, and payer-specific negotiated rates.
We are not affiliated with Medical City Heart Spine. This page presents publicly available pricing data published by the hospital in compliance with federal regulations.
File last updated: 2026-03-01. Accessed by us: 2026-04-13. We check for changes weekly.
If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We'll review it against the source file within 5 business days.
Data quality note: Medical City Heart Spine publishes cash prices that match their gross charges, meaning no separate self-pay discount appears in their transparency file. The insured rates shown below are negotiated rates between the hospital and specific insurance plans. Uninsured patients may be able to negotiate lower rates by contacting the hospital's financial assistance department directly.
Published Prices by Procedure
Echocardiogram
Compare across Dallas-Fort Worth →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (93306) | $7,097.19 |
Colonoscopy
Compare across Dallas-Fort Worth →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Screening Colonoscopy (45378) | N/A |
| Colonoscopy with Biopsy (45380) | N/A |
ER Visit
Compare across Dallas-Fort Worth →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| ER Visit Level 3 (Moderate) (99283) | $2,137.61 |
| ER Visit Level 4 (High/Urgent) (99284) | $3,227.29 |
| ER Visit Level 5 (Critical) (99285) | $4,667.37 |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| MRI Brain Without Contrast (70551) | $6,582.88 |
| MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast (72148) | $6,871.61 |
Chest X-ray
Compare across Dallas-Fort Worth →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Chest X-ray, 2 Views (71046) | $967.31 |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast (74176) | $9,136.03 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast (74177) | $10,324.95 |
Ultrasound
Compare across Dallas-Fort Worth →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete (76700) | $2,144.91 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound, Complete (76856) | $2,005.65 |
Lab Work
Compare across Dallas-Fort Worth →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (80053) | $1,978.18 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential (85025) | N/A |
C-Section
Compare across Dallas-Fort Worth →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Cesarean Delivery (59510) | N/A |
Knee Replacement
Compare across Dallas-Fort Worth →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Total Knee Replacement (Arthroplasty) (27447) | N/A |
Pricing Patterns at Medical City Heart Spine
Medical City Heart Spine shows a distinct pricing pattern where certain procedures have $0 gross and cash charges but generate insured payments, such as Total Knee Replacement at $9,359 and Complete Blood Count at $86.29. For procedures with listed gross charges, cash prices match the gross amounts exactly (0% discount), while insured rates typically range from approximately 7-14% of the gross charge up to the full amount. Notable examples include MRI Brain Without Contrast with a gross/cash price of $6,582.88 but insured rates as low as $460.80, and Cesarean Delivery showing the widest insured range from $3,139.01 to $49,572.15.
Medical City Heart Spine vs Dallas-Fort Worth Hospitals
How Medical City Heart Spine's cash prices compare to the median across hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with published prices for each procedure.
| Procedure | Medical City Heart Spine | vs Median |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram 37 hospitals | $7,097.19 | 174% above median |
| ER Visit 37 hospitals | $2,137.61 | 200% above median |
| MRI 37 hospitals | $6,582.88 | 183% above median |
| Chest X-ray 37 hospitals | $967.31 | 165% above median |
| CT Scan 37 hospitals | $9,136.03 | 142% above median |
| Ultrasound 37 hospitals | $2,005.65 | 184% above median |
| Lab Work 37 hospitals | $1,978.18 | 1164% above median |
"Cash price" is each hospital's published self-pay/discounted rate. Median is calculated across Dallas-Fort Worth hospitals that publish a cash price for the same procedure. Multi-code procedures use each hospital's lowest valid price as its representative value.
Understanding the Columns
Gross Charge: The chargemaster price before any discounts. Rarely what patients pay. It is primarily a starting point for insurance negotiations.
Cash/Self-Pay: The discounted rate hospitals offer to uninsured patients. Ask about financial assistance programs for further reductions.
Insured Range: Lowest to highest negotiated rates across all payers. Medicare rates are typically lowest; commercial plan rates highest.
About Facility Fees
Prices shown are facility fees only. You'll also receive separate bills from the physician performing the procedure.
Imaging procedures include a facility fee plus a radiologist's reading fee. Surgical procedures add surgeon, anesthesia, and pathology fees.
For a more complete estimate, contact the hospital's financial counselling office or your insurer to request a pre-service cost estimate that includes all expected professional fees.
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Medical City Heart Spine
File updated: 2026-03-01 · Accessed by us: 2026-04-13
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