Abdominal Ultrasound (complete) 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.

$103.18 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $3,423.21 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 $103.18
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75
United STARPerinate $104.75
United STARPLUS $104.75
United STARKids $104.75
United STAR $104.75
United CHIP $104.75
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23
Molina STARKIDS $115.23
Molina CHIP $115.23
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23
Humana MGMCD $130.94
BCBS BluePremier $133.38
Aetna QHPHIX $134.43
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
United SmallGroup $154.52
Aetna NewBusiness $184.31
Aetna Meritain $197.44
Aetna COMM $197.44
Aetna OON $231.57
Superior Health Plan CHIP $239.62
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $239.62
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $239.62
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $239.62
Superior Health Plan STARKids $239.62
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Cigna LocalPlus $305.76
Cigna NewBusiness $306.06
Humana COMM $333.05
Cigna HMO $341.51
Cigna NetworkBenefit $341.51
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $341.51
Cigna AllOther $432.22
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29
Cigna IFP $462.13
BCBS PPO $478.58
Cigna QHP $479.25
United OptionsPPO $643.56
Unicare CHIP $650.41
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $838.69
Evry Health COMM $883.19
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,157.04
Curative Administrators COMM $1,369.28
BCBS Traditional $1,519.91
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,540.44
City of McKinney COMM $1,540.44
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1,711.61
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,711.61
Aetna ASA $1,804.03
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,882.77
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,882.77
Aetna WCOMP $1,882.77
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,882.77
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,985.46
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,396.25
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,396.25
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,396.25
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,430.48
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,488.67
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,567.41
USC Health Services COMM $2,738.57
USA Managed Care COMM $2,738.57
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,909.73
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,080.89
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,423.21
Unicare MCD $3,423.21
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,423.21

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Abdominal Ultrasound (complete) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,356.39 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $862.90 $99.77 – $1,078.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $714.97 $141.23 – $1,072.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $537.43 $99.77 – $671.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $862.90 $99.77 – $1,078.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $714.97 $99.77 – $1,072.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $714.97 $104.75 – $1,072.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $537.43 $99.77 – $806.14

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