Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour 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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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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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.

$35.98 with Superior Health Plan vs $514.05 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $35.98
Superior Health Plan CHIP $35.98
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $35.98
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $35.98
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $35.98
Cigna IFP $69.40
Aetna QHPHIX $69.40
Cigna QHP $71.97
BCBS BluePremier $91.00
United OptionsPPO $96.13
Aetna NewBusiness $102.30
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $106.04
BCBS MyBlueHealth $106.04
Oscar HIX $106.92
Aetna Meritain $109.49
Aetna COMM $109.49
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $125.94
Aetna OON $129.03
Evry Health COMM $132.62
Unicare CHIP $133.65
Cigna LocalPlus $135.71
Cigna NewBusiness $135.71
Cigna HMO $151.64
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $151.64
Cigna NetworkBenefit $151.64
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $173.75
City of McKinney COMM $179.92
BCBS BlueEssentials $187.79
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $187.79
Cigna AllOther $191.74
BCBS EPOSOA $197.04
Curative Administrators COMM $205.62
BCBS PPO $206.30
BCBS Traditional $228.24
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $231.32
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $257.02
Aetna ASA $270.90
Aetna WCOMP $282.73
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $282.73
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $282.73
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $282.73
Averde Health, Inc PPO $298.15
Magellan BH Summit $308.43
Magellan BH Pinnacle $308.43
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $308.43
Humana COMM $320.84
Humana BHCOMM $334.13
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $358.56
United AllPayerAppendix $358.56
United SmallGroup $358.56
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $359.83
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $359.83
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $359.83
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $373.71
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $385.54
ComPsych Corporation COMM $411.24
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $411.24
USA Managed Care COMM $411.24
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $411.24
Galaxy Health Network PPO $436.94
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $514.05
Independent Medical Systems COMM $514.05
Unicare MCD $514.05

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Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $488.60 $118.38 – $610.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $488.60 $104.56 – $610.75
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,833.06 $148.46 – $148.46
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $488.60 $118.38 – $610.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $558.06 $114.87 – $837.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $527.15 $105.43 – $658.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $488.60 $90.23 – $610.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $558.06 $142.29 – $837.09

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