Lidocaine (pf) 4 mg/ml (0.4 %) in 5 % dextrose 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

$35.49

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$177.45

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$0.01 with United Healthcare vs $107.73 with Triwest — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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
United Healthcare HIX $0.01 ↓ -100%
United Healthcare All Payer $0.01 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $0.02 ↓ -100%
Cigna PPO $0.03 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $0.03 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $0.03 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $0.03 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $0.04 ↓ -100%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Superior Star Kids KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Superior Star KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Star KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Chip KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Superior Foster Care KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Superior Star Plus KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Superior Chip KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $15.21 ↓ -57%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $16.47 ↓ -54%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $16.47 ↓ -54%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $19.01 ↓ -46%
Christus Health HIX $26.61 ↓ -25%
Aetna MM $29.15 ↓ -18%
Molina Star KM $38.02 ↑ +7%
Molina Star Plus KM $38.02 ↑ +7%
Molina Chip KM $38.02 ↑ +7%
Imperial Health Plan MM $50.70 ↑ +43%
Amerigroup MM $50.70 ↑ +43%
Cigna New Business $50.70 ↑ +43%
Healthcare Highways PPO $57.03 ↑ +61%
Humana Choicecare $63.37 ↑ +79%
Devoted Health Plan MM $63.37 ↑ +79%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $76.05 ↑ +114%
Aetna New Business $78.58 ↑ +121%
First Health PPO $82.38 ↑ +132%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $82.38 ↑ +132%
Aetna PPO $87.45 ↑ +146%
Aetna POS $87.45 ↑ +146%
Aetna HMO $87.45 ↑ +146%
Phcs PPO $88.72 ↑ +150%
Multiplan PPO $88.72 ↑ +150%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $88.72 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $95.06 ↑ +168%
HealthSmart PPO $101.40 ↑ +186%
Health Management Network PPO $101.40 ↑ +186%
Provider Select PPO $101.40 ↑ +186%
Triwest VA MM $107.73 ↑ +204%

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Lidocaine (pf) 4 mg/ml (0.4 %) in 5 % dextrose intravenous solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $28.80 $0.00 – $35.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $28.80 $0.00 – $37.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $28.80 $0.00 – $31.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $28.80 $0.00 – $35.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $28.80 $0.00 – $37.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $28.80 $0.00 – $37.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $28.80 $0.00 – $37.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $28.80 $0.00 – $35.70

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