Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus 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

$166.13

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$166.13

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$1.20 with Humana vs $166.13 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

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 $1.20 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $1.24 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $2.13 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $2.13 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2.13 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalPlus $8.35 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $8.36 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $9.33 ↓ -94%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $9.33 ↓ -94%
Cigna HMO $9.33 ↓ -94%
Humana COMM $9.44 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $11.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $11.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $11.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $11.63 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $11.63 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $11.80 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $22.43 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $22.43 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $23.26 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $25.70 ↓ -85%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $25.70 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $29.57 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $33.06 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $35.39 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $35.39 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $37.62 ↓ -77%
BCBS BlueEssentials $37.62 ↓ -77%
BCBS BluePremier $39.04 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $39.48 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $41.35 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $41.70 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $56.15 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $58.15 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $73.76 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $74.76 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $83.06 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $87.55 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $91.37 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $91.37 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $91.37 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $91.37 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $96.36 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $116.29 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $116.29 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $117.95 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $121.27 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $124.60 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $132.90 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $132.90 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $141.21 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $166.13 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $166.13 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $166.13 ↑ +0%

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