Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL

7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984

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

$495.61

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$495.61

Gross charge

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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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$10.30 with Humana vs $495.61 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
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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 $10.30 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $10.62 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $17.52 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $17.52 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.52 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $22.73 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $31.30 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $33.34 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMM $33.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $34.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $34.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $34.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $34.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $34.69 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $34.71 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $39.24 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $42.92 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $42.92 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $54.52 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $62.82 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $62.82 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $65.93 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $66.91 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $69.04 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $69.39 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $75.04 ↓ -85%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $99.12 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $106.56 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $118.95 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $167.52 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $198.24 ↓ -60%
Cigna LocalPlus $202.41 ↓ -59%
Cigna NewBusiness $202.61 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $220.05 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $223.02 ↓ -55%
Cigna HMO $226.12 ↓ -54%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $226.12 ↓ -54%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $226.12 ↓ -54%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $242.85 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $247.81 ↓ -50%
Aetna WCOMP $272.59 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $272.59 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $272.59 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $272.59 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $272.59 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $277.54 ↓ -44%
Cigna AllOther $286.06 ↓ -42%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $287.45 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $291.91 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $291.91 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $332.06 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $346.93 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $346.93 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $351.88 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $371.71 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $396.49 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $396.49 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $421.27 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $441.09 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $495.61 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $495.61 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $495.61 ↑ +0%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $413.18 $16.23 – $41.05
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $10.62 – $75.04
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $2,210.17 $10.49 – $102.17
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,427.67 $10.49 – $102.17
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $1,384.38 $10.49 – $102.17
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $1,298.67 $10.49 – $102.17
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $589.72 $10.62 – $193.56
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $1,970.65 $10.49 – $102.17

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