Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection 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

$202.26

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$202.26

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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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$6.64 with Humana vs $202.26 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Humana Tricare $6.64 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $6.85 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $11.40 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $11.40 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.40 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $14.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $14.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $14.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $14.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $14.16 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19.08 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19.08 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $27.31 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $27.31 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $27.93 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $27.93 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $28.32 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $29.31 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $30.69 ↓ -85%
BCBS BluePremier $36.50 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $38.02 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $38.43 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $40.25 ↓ -80%
Cigna LocalPlus $41.69 ↓ -79%
Cigna NewBusiness $41.73 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $43.08 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $43.08 ↓ -79%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $46.58 ↓ -77%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $46.58 ↓ -77%
Cigna HMO $46.58 ↓ -77%
Humana COMM $49.58 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $50.77 ↓ -75%
Cigna AllOther $58.92 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $68.36 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $89.80 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $91.02 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $101.13 ↓ -50%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $101.13 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $106.59 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $111.24 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $111.24 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $111.24 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $111.24 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $117.31 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $141.58 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $141.58 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $143.60 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $147.04 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $151.69 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $161.81 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $161.81 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $171.92 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $182.03 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $202.26 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $202.26 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $202.26 ↑ +0%

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