Hydromorphone 0.2 mg/ml in 0.9% nacl IV pca opioid naive - 4 hr dose limit (wrapper) 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

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$0.01 with Superior Health Plan vs $0.77 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $0.01
Optum Health MCD $0.01
Superior Health Plan CHIP $0.01
Superior Health Plan STARKids $0.01
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $0.01
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $0.01
Cigna IFP $0.01
Cigna QHP $0.01
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $0.02
United OptionsPPO $0.02
Aetna NewBusiness $0.02
Aetna QHPHIX $0.02
Unicare CHIP $0.02
BCBS BluePremier $0.03
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $0.03
Aetna Meritain $0.03
Aetna COMM $0.03
Aetna OON $0.03
City of McKinney COMM $0.04
Prominence Health Plan HIX $0.04
BCBS Traditional $0.04
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $0.04
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $0.05
Aetna ASA $0.05
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $0.05
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $0.06
Aetna WCOMP $0.06
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $0.06
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $0.06
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $0.06
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $0.06
Cigna Lifesource COMM $0.06
Averde Health, Inc PPO $0.06
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $0.06
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $0.07
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $0.07
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $0.07
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $0.07
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $0.07
USC Health Services COMM $0.08
USA Managed Care COMM $0.08
Optum Health (URN) COMM $0.09
Galaxy Health Network PPO $0.09
Unicare MCD $0.10
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $0.10
Independent Medical Systems COMM $0.10
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.14
Humana Tricare $0.14
United AllPayerAppendix $0.23
United SmallGroup $0.23
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.23
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.31
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.31
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.45
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.45
BCBS EPOSOA $0.48
BCBS PPO $0.50
Cigna LocalPlus $0.54
Cigna NewBusiness $0.55
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.61
Cigna HMO $0.61
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.61
Cigna AllOther $0.77

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