Sodium chloride 0.9 % intravenous solution at MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL

7218 Crawford Rd, Argyle, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1306897277

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$112.54

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$112.54

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$2.40 with Humana vs $112.54 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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

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

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
Humana Tricare $2.40 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $2.47 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.28 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $3.28 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3.28 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $7.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $7.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $7.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $7.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $7.88 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $13.80 ↓ -88%
Cigna NewBusiness $13.81 ↓ -88%
Aetna QHPHIX $15.19 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $15.19 ↓ -87%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $15.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna HMO $15.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $15.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $15.76 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $18.81 ↓ -83%
Cigna AllOther $19.50 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $19.81 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $22.40 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $23.97 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $23.97 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $28.14 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $28.25 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $38.04 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $49.97 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $50.64 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $51.41 ↓ -54%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $51.41 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $56.27 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $59.31 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $61.90 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $61.90 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $61.90 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $61.90 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $65.27 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $67.52 ↓ -40%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $75.25 ↓ -33%
BCBS BlueEssentials $75.25 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $78.78 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $78.78 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $78.78 ↓ -30%
BCBS EPOSOA $78.97 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $82.15 ↓ -27%
BCBS PPO $82.69 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $84.41 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $84.41 ↓ -25%
BCBS BluePremier $86.72 ↓ -23%
USA Managed Care COMM $90.03 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $90.03 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $90.03 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $95.66 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $112.54 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $112.54 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $112.54 ↑ +0%

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Sodium chloride 0.9 % intravenous solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $28.66 $57.37 – $57.37
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $45.90 $2.40 – $26.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $69.85 $2.40 – $45.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $63.36 $2.40 – $37.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $45.90 $2.40 – $26.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $69.85 $2.40 – $45.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $69.85 $2.40 – $45.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $63.36 $2.40 – $45.00

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