Cefotetan 1 gm vial 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

$243.76

Cash price

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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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$243.76

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$17.06 with Superior Health Plan vs $243.76 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $17.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $17.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $17.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $17.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $17.06 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $22.94 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $22.94 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $32.91 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $32.91 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $33.58 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $33.58 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $34.13 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $34.85 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $35.24 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $36.91 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $43.39 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $48.51 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $48.75 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $48.75 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $48.75 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $51.92 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $51.92 ↓ -79%
Molina Healthcare HIX $60.94 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $61.18 ↓ -75%
Cigna LocalPlus $74.73 ↓ -69%
Cigna NewBusiness $74.80 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $82.39 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $82.55 ↓ -66%
Cigna HMO $83.49 ↓ -66%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $83.49 ↓ -66%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $83.49 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $85.32 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $105.62 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $108.23 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $109.69 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $121.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna WCOMP $134.07 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $134.07 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $134.07 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $134.07 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $141.38 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $170.63 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $170.63 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $173.07 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $177.94 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $182.82 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $195.01 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $195.01 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $207.20 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $243.76 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $243.76 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $243.76 ↑ +0%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $25.60 – $25.60
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