Absorpt drg >16 <=48 without bdr 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

$3.00

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.

$0.21 with Superior Health Plan vs $26.25 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $0.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $0.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $0.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $0.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $0.21 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $0.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $0.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $0.42 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $0.56 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $0.57 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $0.60 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $0.62 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $0.64 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $0.64 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $0.73 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $0.75 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $0.77 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $0.79 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $0.79 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.89 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $0.89 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.89 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1.01 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $1.12 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1.20 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1.33 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1.35 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1.35 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1.50 ↓ -50%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1.58 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1.65 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1.65 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1.65 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1.65 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1.74 ↓ -42%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2.10 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2.10 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2.10 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2.13 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2.18 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2.25 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2.40 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2.40 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2.55 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2.70 ↓ -10%
Unicare MCD $3.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3.00 ↑ +0%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3.97 ↑ +32%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3.97 ↑ +32%
Humana Tricare $4.50 ↑ +50%
BCBS BluePremier $4.50 ↑ +50%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $4.55 ↑ +52%
BCBS MCRPPO $4.55 ↑ +52%
WellMed MGMCR $4.62 ↑ +54%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $4.64 ↑ +55%
Devoted Health SNP $4.64 ↑ +55%
Devoted Health HMO $4.64 ↑ +55%
Devoted Health POS $4.64 ↑ +55%
Devoted Health MCR $4.64 ↑ +55%
Devoted Health MME $4.64 ↑ +55%
Humana MGMCR $4.64 ↑ +55%
Amerigroup DualEligible $4.64 ↑ +55%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $4.64 ↑ +55%
Devoted Health PPO $4.64 ↑ +55%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $4.64 ↑ +55%
United MGMCR $4.66 ↑ +55%
Aetna MCR $4.68 ↑ +56%
Care N Care MGMCR $4.69 ↑ +56%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $4.73 ↑ +58%
WellCare MGMCR $4.78 ↑ +59%
Integranet MGMCR $4.78 ↑ +59%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $4.87 ↑ +62%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $4.87 ↑ +62%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $4.87 ↑ +62%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $4.87 ↑ +62%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $4.87 ↑ +62%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $4.87 ↑ +62%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $4.87 ↑ +62%
ProCare Advantge MCR $4.87 ↑ +62%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $4.92 ↑ +64%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $4.92 ↑ +64%
Molina MME $5.06 ↑ +69%
Molina MCR $5.06 ↑ +69%
Molina MMP $5.06 ↑ +69%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $5.10 ↑ +70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $5.10 ↑ +70%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $5.10 ↑ +70%
BCBS EPOSOA $5.37 ↑ +79%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $5.57 ↑ +86%
BCBS PPO $5.59 ↑ +86%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $6.03 ↑ +101%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $6.96 ↑ +132%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $6.96 ↑ +132%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $6.96 ↑ +132%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $6.96 ↑ +132%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $6.96 ↑ +132%
Superior ValueHMO $8.31 ↑ +177%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $8.82 ↑ +194%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $9.19 ↑ +206%
Superior EPO $10.39 ↑ +246%
Superior HMO $10.39 ↑ +246%
Molina Healthcare HIX $12.16 ↑ +305%
Humana COMM $26.25 ↑ +775%

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Absorpt drg >16 <=48 without bdr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville $3.78 $3.74 – $4.54
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $7.35 $3.74 – $4.54
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas $7.00 $3.97 – $12.16
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE $5.00 $3.97 – $12.16
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW $5.00 $3.97 – $12.16
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco $5.00 $3.97 – $12.16
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills $5.00 $3.97 – $12.16
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $9.84 – $9.84

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