Acetylcysteine non-comp unit 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

$269.76

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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$269.76

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.

$5.28 with BCBS vs $269.76 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5.28 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $5.28 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7.73 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $7.73 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $8.11 ↓ -97%
Humana Tricare $8.19 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $8.44 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $8.49 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $10.10 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $13.96 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $13.96 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $13.96 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $18.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $18.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $18.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $18.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $18.88 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $36.42 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $36.42 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $37.77 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $48.14 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $50.71 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $51.25 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $53.68 ↓ -80%
Cigna LocalPlus $53.79 ↓ -80%
Cigna NewBusiness $53.85 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $57.46 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $57.46 ↓ -79%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $60.10 ↓ -78%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $60.10 ↓ -78%
Cigna HMO $60.10 ↓ -78%
Aetna OON $67.71 ↓ -75%
Cigna AllOther $76.03 ↓ -72%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $91.18 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $119.77 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $121.39 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $134.88 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $134.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $142.16 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $148.37 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $148.37 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $148.37 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $148.37 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $156.46 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $188.83 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $188.83 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $191.53 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $196.12 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $202.32 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $215.81 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $215.81 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $229.30 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $242.78 ↓ -10%
Unicare MCD $269.76 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $269.76 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $269.76 ↑ +0%

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