Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) 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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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$172.43 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $10,019.52 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $172.43
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $175.06
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $175.06
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $175.06
United CHIP $175.06
United STARPLUS $175.06
United STARKids $175.06
United STAR $175.06
United STARPerinate $175.06
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06
Molina CHIP $192.57
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57
Molina STARKIDS $192.57
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57
BCBS BluePremier $216.84
Humana MGMCD $218.82
BCBS MyBlueHealth $229.60
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $229.60
United SmallGroup $341.20
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Humana COMM $672.05
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $701.37
Superior Health Plan STARKids $701.37
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $701.37
Superior Health Plan CHIP $701.37
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $701.37
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46
BCBS PPO $778.08
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna OON $1,006.00
Cigna IFP $1,352.64
Cigna QHP $1,402.73
United OptionsPPO $1,883.67
Unicare CHIP $1,903.71
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,386.60
BCBS Traditional $4,448.67
City of McKinney COMM $4,508.78
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,508.78
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,009.76
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $5,009.76
Aetna ASA $5,280.29
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $5,510.74
Aetna WCOMP $5,510.74
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $5,510.74
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $5,510.74
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,811.32
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $7,013.66
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $7,013.66
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,113.86
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $7,284.19
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $7,514.64
USC Health Services COMM $8,015.62
USA Managed Care COMM $8,015.62
Galaxy Health Network PPO $8,516.59
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $9,017.57
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,019.52
Unicare MCD $10,019.52
Independent Medical Systems COMM $10,019.52

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Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,701.85 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,153.60 $236.02 – $3,230.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,670.05 $167.39 – $3,337.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,153.60 $167.39 – $3,230.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,153.60 $175.06 – $3,230.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,670.05 $167.39 – $4,005.08

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