Metronidazole 500 mg/100 ml in sodium chlor(iso) intravenous piggyback 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

$16.90

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$16.90

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$0.03 with Humana vs $16.90 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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 $0.03 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.03 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.05 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.05 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $0.05 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.07 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.07 ↓ -100%
BCBS BluePremier $0.10 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.10 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.10 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $0.11 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $0.11 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalPlus $0.18 ↓ -99%
Cigna NewBusiness $0.18 ↓ -99%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.20 ↓ -99%
Cigna HMO $0.20 ↓ -99%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.20 ↓ -99%
Cigna AllOther $0.26 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1.18 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1.18 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1.18 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1.18 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1.18 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $2.28 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $2.28 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $2.37 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $3.01 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $3.36 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $3.60 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $3.60 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $4.24 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5.71 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $5.92 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $7.50 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $7.60 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $8.45 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $8.91 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $9.29 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $9.29 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $9.29 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $9.29 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $9.80 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $11.83 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $11.83 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $12.34 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $12.68 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $13.52 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $13.52 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $14.36 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $16.90 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $16.90 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $16.90 ↑ +0%

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Metronidazole 500 mg/100 ml in sodium chlor(iso) intravenous piggyback at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $14.52 $0.02 – $15.98
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $108.72 $0.08 – $0.08
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $14.52 $0.02 – $15.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $14.52 $0.02 – $16.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $14.52 $0.02 – $14.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $14.52 $0.02 – $15.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $14.52 $0.02 – $16.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $14.52 $0.03 – $16.92

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