Thoracoscopy diagnostic 32601 at Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington

811 Wright Street, Arlington, TX · Texashealth · · NPI 1407169196

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$3,430.65

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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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$5,717.75

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.

$508.88 with Blue Cross Blue Shield vs $40,390.48 with Blue Cross Blue Shield — 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

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
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $508.88 ↓ -85%
Cook Childrens Managed Medicaid $508.88 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $508.88 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid $508.88 ↓ -85%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $534.61 ↓ -84%
Molina Managed Medicaid $549.48 ↓ -84%
Aetna Managed Medicaid $559.77 ↓ -84%
Aetna Whole Health $2,358.57 ↓ -31%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $2,687.34 ↓ -22%
Aetna Commercial $3,144.76 ↓ -8%
Cigna OAP/HMO $3,160.77 ↓ -8%
Quick Trip Commercial $3,430.65 ↑ +0%
Fort Worth Firefighters Commercial $3,490.69 ↑ +2%
PHCS PPO $3,973.84 ↑ +16%
Cigna PPO $3,985.27 ↑ +16%
Aetna Coventry $4,008.14 ↑ +17%
Aetna ASA $4,008.14 ↑ +17%
Healthsmart Commercial $4,288.31 ↑ +25%
Multiplan Commercial $4,974.44 ↑ +45%
Galaxy Commercial $5,031.62 ↑ +47%
USA MCO $5,031.62 ↑ +47%
Cigna Indemnity $5,380.40 ↑ +57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $5,558.77 ↑ +62%
American Health Medicare Advantage $6,083.08 ↑ +77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $6,083.08 ↑ +77%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $6,204.74 ↑ +81%
Humana Medicare Advantage $6,326.41 ↑ +84%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $6,326.41 ↑ +84%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $6,387.24 ↑ +86%
Molina Medicare Advantage $6,387.24 ↑ +86%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $6,387.24 ↑ +86%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $6,691.39 ↑ +95%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $6,752.22 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $6,873.88 ↑ +100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $11,359.22 ↑ +231%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $12,620.82 ↑ +268%
United Healthcare All Payer $13,429.00 ↑ +291%
United Healthcare Options PPO $17,117.00 ↑ +399%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $40,390.48 ↑ +1077%

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Thoracoscopy diagnostic 32601 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington $3,430.65 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,736.84 $71.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,713.11 $71.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,736.84 $85.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,736.84 $2,447.37 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,713.11 $71.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $4,736.84 $71.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $4,736.84 $71.00 – $14,293.73

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