Dextrose 5 % and lactated ringers intravenous solution at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline

600 Elizabeth St, Corpus Christi, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1689641680

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

$15.43

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$77.16

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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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$2.35 with Humana vs $23.67 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Humana Choicecare $2.35 ↓ -85%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Superior Chip KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Chip KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Superior Star Kids KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Superior Star KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Superior Foster Care KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Superior Star Plus KM $3.34 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $3.62 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $3.62 ↓ -77%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $4.17 ↓ -73%
Christus Health HIX $5.84 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare HIX $6.05 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare All Payer $6.05 ↓ -61%
Aetna MM $6.40 ↓ -59%
Molina Chip KM $8.35 ↓ -46%
Molina Star Plus KM $8.35 ↓ -46%
Molina Star KM $8.35 ↓ -46%
Cigna New Business $11.14 ↓ -28%
Imperial Health Plan MM $11.14 ↓ -28%
Amerigroup MM $11.14 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $12.33 ↓ -20%
Healthcare Highways PPO $12.53 ↓ -19%
Devoted Health Plan MM $13.92 ↓ -10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $14.85 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $15.74 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $16.04 ↑ +4%
Cigna PPO $16.15 ↑ +5%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $16.71 ↑ +8%
Aetna New Business $17.26 ↑ +12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $17.52 ↑ +14%
First Health PPO $18.10 ↑ +17%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $18.10 ↑ +17%
Aetna HMO $19.21 ↑ +24%
Aetna PPO $19.21 ↑ +24%
Aetna POS $19.21 ↑ +24%
Phcs PPO $19.49 ↑ +26%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $19.49 ↑ +26%
Multiplan PPO $19.49 ↑ +26%
Beech Street PPO $20.88 ↑ +35%
HealthSmart PPO $22.28 ↑ +44%
Health Management Network PPO $22.28 ↑ +44%
Provider Select PPO $22.28 ↑ +44%
Triwest VA MM $23.67 ↑ +53%

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