Injection, famotidine, 20 mg 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

$126.74

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$126.74

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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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$2.00 with BCBS vs $126.74 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2.93 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $2.93 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $3.04 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $3.07 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $3.22 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $8.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $8.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $8.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $8.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $8.87 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $12.09 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPHIX $17.11 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $17.11 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $17.74 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $22.56 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $25.22 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $25.35 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $25.35 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $25.35 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $27.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $27.00 ↓ -79%
Molina Healthcare HIX $31.68 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $31.81 ↓ -75%
Cigna NewBusiness $33.46 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $33.46 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $37.39 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $37.39 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $37.39 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $42.84 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $44.36 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $47.27 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $56.27 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $57.03 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $63.37 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $69.71 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $69.71 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $69.71 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $69.71 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $73.51 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $88.72 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $88.72 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $89.99 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $92.52 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $95.06 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $101.39 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $101.39 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $107.73 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $126.74 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $126.74 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $126.74 ↑ +0%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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Injection, famotidine, 20 mg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $59.37 $16.46 – $16.46
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $33.06 $1.14 – $16.46
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $55.79 $1.14 – $16.46
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville Beeville $4.17 $1.72 – $3.32
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio $8.74 $0.88 – $3.21
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont $4.65 $2.26 – $3.84
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline Corpus Christi $4.12 $1.44 – $3.32
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle $61.77 $2.00 – $12.09

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