Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion 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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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.

$97.59 with BCBS vs $6,587.00 with Oscar — 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 BluePremier $97.59
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $253.74
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $257.60
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $257.60
United STARPerinate $257.60
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $257.60
United CHIP $257.60
United STAR $257.60
United STARKids $257.60
United STARPLUS $257.60
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $270.48
Amerigroup CHIP $270.48
Amerigroup MGMCD $270.48
Molina CHIP $283.36
Molina STARKIDS $283.36
Molina MCDSTAR $283.36
Molina STAR+PLUS $283.36
Aetna Better Health MCD $309.12
Aetna Better Health CHIP $309.12
Humana MGMCD $322.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $325.05
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $325.05
BCBS BlueEssentials $418.14
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $418.14
BCBS EPOSOA $439.16
BCBS PPO $459.43
WellMed MGMCR $716.09
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,592.00
United SmallGroup $1,603.00
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,300.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Cigna LocalPlus $2,514.00
Cigna NewBusiness $2,515.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,808.00
Cigna HMO $2,808.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,808.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Cigna AllOther $3,553.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Oscar HIX $6,587.00

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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,526.97 $126.87 – $1,908.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,158.23 $71.00 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,273.63 $71.00 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,526.97 $257.60 – $1,908.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,158.23 $85.00 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,158.23 $257.60 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,273.63 $71.00 – $1,910.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,526.97 $126.87 – $1,908.71

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