Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL

6800 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1902857766

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

$42.04

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$42.04

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$2.94 with Superior Health Plan vs $58.92 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

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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

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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.94 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.94 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $5.68 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $5.68 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $5.89 ↓ -86%
Humana Tricare $6.64 ↓ -84%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $6.85 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $7.48 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $8.37 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $8.95 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $8.95 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $10.55 ↓ -75%
United AllPayerAppendix $11.40 ↓ -73%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.40 ↓ -73%
United SmallGroup $11.40 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $14.21 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $14.71 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $18.67 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $18.92 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19.08 ↓ -55%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19.08 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $21.02 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $22.16 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $23.12 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $23.12 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $23.12 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $23.12 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $24.38 ↓ -42%
BCBS BlueEssentials $27.93 ↓ -34%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $27.93 ↓ -34%
BCBS BluePremier $28.98 ↓ -31%
BCBS EPOSOA $29.31 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $29.43 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $29.43 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $29.85 ↓ -29%
BCBS PPO $30.69 ↓ -27%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $30.69 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $31.53 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $33.63 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $33.63 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $35.73 ↓ -15%
Cigna LocalPlus $41.69 ↓ -1%
Cigna NewBusiness $41.73 ↓ -1%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $42.04 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $42.04 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $42.04 ↑ +0%
Cigna HMO $46.58 ↑ +11%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $46.58 ↑ +11%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $46.58 ↑ +11%
Humana COMM $49.58 ↑ +18%
Cigna AllOther $58.92 ↑ +40%

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