Ropivacaine 0.2 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit 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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$0.06 with Humana vs $32.16 with Unicare — 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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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 $0.06
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.06
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.08
BCBS BluePremier $0.08
United SmallGroup $0.08
United AllPayerAppendix $0.08
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.10
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.10
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.15
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.15
BCBS EPOSOA $0.16
BCBS PPO $0.17
Cigna LocalPlus $0.36
Cigna NewBusiness $0.36
Cigna HMO $0.41
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.41
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.41
Cigna AllOther $0.51
Humana COMM $0.72
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.25
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2.25
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.25
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2.25
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2.25
Optum Health MCD $3.54
Cigna IFP $4.34
Cigna QHP $4.50
Aetna QHPHIX $5.24
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $6.43
United OptionsPPO $6.91
Aetna NewBusiness $7.65
Unicare CHIP $7.72
Aetna Meritain $8.23
Aetna COMM $8.23
Aetna OON $9.65
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $10.87
Healthcare Highways NTX CityofPlanoEmployeeBenefitPlan $11.26
Prominence Health Plan HIX $12.86
BCBS Traditional $14.28
City of McKinney COMM $14.47
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $15.76
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $16.08
Aetna ASA $16.95
Cigna Lifesource COMM $17.69
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $17.69
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $17.69
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $17.69
Aetna WCOMP $17.69
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $18.01
Averde Health, Inc PPO $18.65
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $18.94
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $18.94
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $21.55
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $22.51
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $22.51
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $22.83
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $24.12
USC Health Services COMM $25.73
USA Managed Care COMM $25.73
Galaxy Health Network PPO $27.34
Optum Health (URN) COMM $28.62
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $32.16
Independent Medical Systems COMM $32.16
Unicare MCD $32.16

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Ropivacaine 0.2 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $912.24 $0.05 – $3.57
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas $534.96 $0.04 – $0.04
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $15.00 $10.76 – $10.76
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $111.62 $10.76 – $15.15
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS not published $0.06 – $0.72
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,510.58 $0.12 – $0.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $912.24 $0.05 – $3.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $912.24 $0.05 – $3.15

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