Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL
6800 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1902857766
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$172.16 with United vs $7,113.00 with Humana — 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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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | CHIP | $172.16 | — |
| United | STARPerinate | $172.16 | — |
| United | STAR | $172.16 | — |
| United | STARKids | $172.16 | — |
| United | STARPLUS | $172.16 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $223.75 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $223.75 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $234.94 | — |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $234.94 | — |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $234.94 | — |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $246.13 | — |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $246.13 | — |
| Molina | CHIP | $246.13 | — |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $246.13 | — |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $246.13 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $268.50 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $268.50 | — |
| Humana | MGMCD | $279.69 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $561.86 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $582.67 | — |
| WellMed | MGMCR | $633.31 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $740.83 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $781.83 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $948.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $948.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $948.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $948.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $948.00 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $1,170.00 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $1,217.00 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $1,279.94 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $1,279.94 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $1,346.00 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $1,406.74 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $1,456.68 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $1,519.53 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $1,519.53 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $1,595.19 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $1,603.00 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $1,670.85 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $1,847.90 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $1,872.87 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $2,012.00 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $2,080.97 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $2,095.00 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $2,097.00 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $2,193.34 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $2,289.07 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $2,289.07 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $2,289.07 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $2,289.07 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $2,300.00 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $2,340.00 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $2,340.00 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $2,340.00 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $2,413.93 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $2,513.00 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $2,913.36 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $2,913.36 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $2,913.36 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $2,954.98 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $2,960.00 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $3,038.22 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $3,121.45 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $3,293.00 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $3,329.55 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $3,329.55 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $3,445.00 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $3,537.65 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $3,682.00 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $3,682.00 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $4,161.94 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $4,161.94 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $4,161.94 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $4,332.00 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $7,113.00 | — |
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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING | Irving | $1,410.82 | $223.75 – $1,763.53 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $5,692.94 | $788.14 – $4,826.69 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,410.82 | $223.75 – $1,763.53 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,298.50 | $71.00 – $1,947.74 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $1,110.97 | $71.00 – $1,556.23 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,410.82 | $223.75 – $1,763.53 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,298.50 | $85.00 – $1,947.74 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,298.50 | $223.75 – $1,947.74 |