Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour 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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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$77.12 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,101.68 with Unicare — 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 STARKids $77.12
Superior Health Plan CHIP $77.12
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $77.12
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $77.12
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $77.12
BCBS BluePremier $91.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $106.04
BCBS MyBlueHealth $106.04
Cigna IFP $148.73
Aetna QHPHIX $148.73
Cigna QHP $154.24
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $187.79
BCBS BlueEssentials $187.79
United OptionsPPO $196.10
BCBS EPOSOA $197.04
BCBS PPO $206.30
Aetna NewBusiness $219.23
Oscar HIX $229.15
Aetna Meritain $234.66
Aetna COMM $234.66
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $269.91
Aetna OON $276.52
Evry Health COMM $284.23
Cigna NewBusiness $290.84
Cigna LocalPlus $290.84
Humana COMM $320.84
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $325.00
Cigna HMO $325.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $325.00
United SmallGroup $358.56
United AllPayerAppendix $358.56
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $358.56
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $372.37
Unicare CHIP $385.59
Cigna AllOther $410.93
Curative Administrators COMM $440.67
BCBS Traditional $489.15
City of McKinney COMM $495.76
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $550.84
Aetna ASA $580.59
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $605.92
Aetna WCOMP $605.92
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $605.92
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $605.92
Averde Health, Inc PPO $638.97
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $771.18
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $771.18
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $771.18
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $782.19
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $804.23
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $826.26
USA Managed Care COMM $881.34
USC Health Services COMM $881.34
Galaxy Health Network PPO $936.43
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,101.68
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,101.68
Unicare MCD $1,101.68

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