Abd/low ext cath 1st at MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL

317 E OVILLA RD, RED OAK, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1134172406

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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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.

$471.08 with Cigna vs $7,297.63 with Humana — 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
Cigna IFP $471.08
Cigna QHP $488.53
United OptionsPPO $656.02
Unicare CHIP $663.00
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $663.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $861.90
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $861.90
Cigna LocalPlus $921.22
Cigna NewBusiness $921.22
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
BCBS BluePremier $1,018.93
Cigna HMO $1,029.40
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,029.40
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,029.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,113.14
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,113.14
BCBS EPOSOA $1,168.98
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,179.44
BCBS PPO $1,221.32
Cigna AllOther $1,301.58
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
BCBS Traditional $1,549.33
City of McKinney COMM $1,570.27
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,744.74
Aetna ASA $1,838.96
Aetna WCOMP $1,919.21
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,919.21
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,919.21
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,919.21
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,023.90
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,442.64
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,442.64
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,442.64
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,477.53
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,536.85
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,617.11
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
USA Managed Care COMM $2,791.58
USC Health Services COMM $2,791.58
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,960.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,966.06
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,140.53
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Unicare MCD $3,489.48
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,489.48
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,489.48
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $7,297.63
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,724.64 $1,055.32 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,954.86 $71.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,886.01 $71.00 – $3,607.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,954.86 $85.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,954.86 $1,526.68 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,886.01 $71.00 – $4,329.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58

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