Methotrexate sodium 2.5 mg tablet 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

$18.00

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$18.00

Gross charge

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$0.19 with Humana vs $18.00 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Humana Tricare $0.19 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.20 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $0.25 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.25 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.25 ↓ -99%
Cigna NewBusiness $1.21 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $1.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1.26 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1.35 ↓ -93%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1.35 ↓ -93%
Cigna HMO $1.35 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $1.71 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCD $1.98 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $2.43 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $2.52 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $2.93 ↓ -84%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $3.60 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $3.87 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $4.28 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $4.32 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $4.61 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $4.61 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $5.08 ↓ -72%
Aetna OON $5.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS BluePremier $5.72 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $6.08 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $6.30 ↓ -65%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $7.07 ↓ -61%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7.07 ↓ -61%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $7.20 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $7.99 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $8.10 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $8.82 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $9.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $9.49 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $9.90 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $9.90 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $9.90 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $9.90 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $9.90 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $10.08 ↓ -44%
BCBS BlueEssentials $10.35 ↓ -43%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $10.35 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $10.44 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $10.60 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $10.60 ↓ -41%
BCBS EPOSOA $10.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS PPO $11.38 ↓ -37%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $12.06 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $12.60 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $12.60 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12.78 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $13.50 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $14.40 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $14.40 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $15.30 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $16.02 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $18.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $18.00 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $18.00 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $6.32 $0.15 – $5.18
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $6.56 $2.68 – $2.68
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $9.75 $0.26 – $4.90
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