Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit 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

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Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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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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$0.01 with Humana vs $0.24 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
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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 $0.01
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.01
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $0.02
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $0.02
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.02
United AllPayerAppendix $0.02
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $0.02
United SmallGroup $0.02
Superior Health Plan CHIP $0.02
Superior Health Plan STARKids $0.02
Cigna IFP $0.03
Aetna QHPHIX $0.03
Cigna QHP $0.03
United OptionsPPO $0.04
Aetna COMM $0.05
Aetna Meritain $0.05
Aetna NewBusiness $0.05
Aetna OON $0.06
Cigna LocalPlus $0.06
Cigna NewBusiness $0.06
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.07
Cigna HMO $0.07
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.07
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.07
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.07
Unicare CHIP $0.08
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $0.08
Cigna AllOther $0.09
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.10
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.10
BCBS BluePremier $0.10
BCBS EPOSOA $0.11
City of McKinney COMM $0.11
BCBS PPO $0.11
BCBS Traditional $0.11
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $0.12
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $0.13
Aetna ASA $0.13
Aetna WCOMP $0.13
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $0.13
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $0.13
Averde Health, Inc PPO $0.14
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $0.17
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $0.17
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $0.17
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $0.18
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $0.18
USC Health Services COMM $0.19
USA Managed Care COMM $0.19
Galaxy Health Network PPO $0.20
Independent Medical Systems COMM $0.24
Unicare MCD $0.24
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $0.24

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Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $27.43 $0.01 – $0.39
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $27.43 $0.01 – $0.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $27.43 $0.01 – $0.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $27.43 $0.01 – $0.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $27.43 $0.01 – $0.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $27.43 $0.01 – $0.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $27.43 $0.01 – $0.41

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