Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville

1500 E Houston St, Beeville, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1447228747

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$17.36

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$86.81

Gross charge

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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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$1.75 with Aetna vs $73.78 with Triwest — 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

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
Aetna MM $1.75 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare All Payer $1.82 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare HIX $1.82 ↓ -90%
Aetna New Business $3.22 ↓ -81%
Aetna HMO $3.58 ↓ -79%
Aetna PPO $3.58 ↓ -79%
Aetna POS $3.58 ↓ -79%
Humana Choicecare $4.12 ↓ -76%
Cigna PPO $5.63 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $6.94 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare Star KM $6.94 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $6.94 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare Chip KM $6.94 ↓ -60%
Superior Star Kids KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Superior Star KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Superior Foster Care KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Superior Star Plus KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Superior Chip KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $12.15 ↓ -30%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $13.02 ↓ -25%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $13.02 ↓ -25%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $13.02 ↓ -25%
Christus Health HIX $18.23 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $22.44 ↑ +29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $24.10 ↑ +39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $25.92 ↑ +49%
Molina Chip KM $26.04 ↑ +50%
Molina Star KM $26.04 ↑ +50%
Molina Star Plus KM $26.04 ↑ +50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $27.36 ↑ +58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $28.96 ↑ +67%
Imperial Health Plan MM $34.72 ↑ +100%
Amerigroup MM $34.72 ↑ +100%
Cigna New Business $34.72 ↑ +100%
Healthcare Highways PPO $39.06 ↑ +125%
Devoted Health Plan MM $43.40 ↑ +150%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $52.08 ↑ +200%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $56.42 ↑ +225%
First Health PPO $56.42 ↑ +225%
Phcs PPO $60.76 ↑ +250%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $60.76 ↑ +250%
Multiplan PPO $60.76 ↑ +250%
Beech Street PPO $65.10 ↑ +275%
HealthSmart PPO $69.44 ↑ +300%
Health Management Network PPO $69.44 ↑ +300%
Provider Select PPO $69.44 ↑ +300%
Triwest VA MM $73.78 ↑ +325%

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