Assess cyst contrast inject 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

$983.39

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.

$983.39

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.

$132.76 with Cigna vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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
Cigna IFP $132.76 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $137.67 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $184.88 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $186.84 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $186.84 ↓ -81%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $242.90 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $242.90 ↓ -75%
Cigna LocalPlus $259.61 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $259.61 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $287.15 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $290.10 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $290.10 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $290.10 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $313.70 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $313.70 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $329.44 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $332.39 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $344.19 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $366.80 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $436.63 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $442.53 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $491.69 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $518.25 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $540.86 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $540.86 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $540.86 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $540.86 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $570.37 ↓ -42%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $688.37 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $688.37 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $688.37 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $698.21 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $714.92 ↓ -27%
Humana COMM $736.76 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $737.54 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $786.71 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $786.71 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $835.88 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $885.05 ↓ -10%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -4%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -4%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -4%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -4%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -4%
Unicare MCD $983.39 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $983.39 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $983.39 ↑ +0%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↑ +48%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↑ +70%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↑ +103%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↑ +110%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↑ +121%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↑ +133%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +156%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +168%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,960.00 ↑ +201%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +250%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +274%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +274%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +341%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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