Dextrose 5 % IV bolus 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

$33.57

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$33.57

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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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$2.35 with Superior Health Plan vs $99.30 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 $2.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.35 ↓ -93%
Humana Tricare $3.53 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $4.53 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $4.53 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $4.70 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4.85 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $4.85 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $4.85 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $6.28 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $6.68 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $7.15 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $7.15 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $8.43 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $8.73 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $11.35 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $11.75 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $14.91 ↓ -56%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $16.79 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $17.69 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalPlus $18.40 ↓ -45%
Cigna NewBusiness $18.41 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $18.46 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $18.46 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $18.46 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $18.46 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $19.47 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Summit $20.14 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $20.14 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $20.14 ↓ -40%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $20.55 ↓ -39%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $20.55 ↓ -39%
Cigna HMO $20.55 ↓ -39%
Humana BHCOMM $21.82 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $23.50 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $23.50 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $24.41 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $25.18 ↓ -25%
Cigna AllOther $26.00 ↓ -23%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $26.86 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $26.86 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $26.86 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $28.53 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $33.57 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $33.57 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $33.57 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $35.34 ↑ +5%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $52.30 ↑ +56%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $52.30 ↑ +56%
BCBS BlueEssentials $76.56 ↑ +128%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $76.56 ↑ +128%
BCBS EPOSOA $80.35 ↑ +139%
BCBS PPO $84.14 ↑ +151%
BCBS BluePremier $99.30 ↑ +196%

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Dextrose 5 % IV bolus at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $28.80 $3.38 – $21.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $28.80 $3.20 – $21.16
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $137.39 $58.37 – $58.37
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $28.80 $3.38 – $21.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $35.74 $3.08 – $22.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $45.14 $2.99 – $18.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $28.80 $3.38 – $21.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $35.74 $3.38 – $22.41

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