Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL

4500 Medical Center Drive, McKinney, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1437102639

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$1.18 with Superior Health Plan vs $49.65 with BCBS — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1.18
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1.18
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1.18
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1.18
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1.18
Humana Tricare $1.77
Cigna IFP $2.27
Aetna QHPHIX $2.27
Cigna QHP $2.35
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2.89
United SmallGroup $2.89
United AllPayerAppendix $2.89
United OptionsPPO $3.15
Aetna NewBusiness $3.35
Aetna Meritain $3.58
Aetna COMM $3.58
Aetna OON $4.22
Unicare CHIP $4.37
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5.69
City of McKinney COMM $5.89
BCBS Traditional $7.47
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $8.41
Aetna ASA $8.86
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $9.25
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $9.25
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $9.25
Aetna WCOMP $9.25
Averde Health, Inc PPO $9.76
Magellan BH Pinnacle $10.09
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $10.09
Magellan BH Summit $10.09
Humana BHCOMM $10.93
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $11.77
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $11.77
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $12.23
Cigna LocalPlus $12.28
Cigna NewBusiness $12.30
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $12.62
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $13.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $13.46
USA Managed Care COMM $13.46
Cigna NetworkBenefit $13.72
Cigna HMO $13.72
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $13.72
Galaxy Health Network PPO $14.30
Independent Medical Systems COMM $16.82
Unicare MCD $16.82
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $16.82
Cigna AllOther $17.36
Humana COMM $18.10
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $26.15
BCBS MyBlueHealth $26.15
BCBS BlueEssentials $38.28
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $38.28
BCBS EPOSOA $40.17
BCBS PPO $42.07
BCBS BluePremier $49.65

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Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $31.32 $2.06 – $11.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $31.32 $1.81 – $11.98
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $39.88 $29.18 – $29.18
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $31.32 $2.06 – $11.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $31.32 $1.74 – $12.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $31.32 $1.69 – $10.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $31.32 $2.06 – $11.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $31.32 $2.06 – $12.69

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