Sodium chloride 3 % ivpb 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

$192.49

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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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$192.49

Gross charge

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

$0.17 with BCBS vs $192.49 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 BlueAdvantageHMO $0.17 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $0.17 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.17 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.17 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.17 ↓ -100%
Humana COMM $0.21 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.25 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.25 ↓ -100%
BCBS BluePremier $0.26 ↓ -100%
BCBS EPOSOA $0.27 ↓ -100%
BCBS PPO $0.28 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalPlus $1.03 ↓ -99%
Cigna NewBusiness $1.03 ↓ -99%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1.15 ↓ -99%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1.15 ↓ -99%
Cigna HMO $1.15 ↓ -99%
Cigna AllOther $1.45 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $13.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $13.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $13.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $13.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $13.47 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $25.99 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $25.99 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $26.95 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $34.26 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $38.31 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $41.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $41.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $48.31 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $65.06 ↓ -66%
Unicare CHIP $67.37 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $85.47 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $86.62 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $96.25 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $101.44 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $105.87 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $105.87 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $105.87 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $105.87 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $111.64 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $134.74 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $134.74 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $136.67 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $140.52 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $144.37 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $153.99 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $153.99 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $163.62 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $192.49 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $192.49 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $192.49 ↑ +0%

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