Bone Density Scan (DEXA) 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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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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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.

$20.84 with Superior Health Plan vs $297.75 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $20.84
Superior Health Plan CHIP $20.84
Superior Health Plan STARKids $20.84
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $20.84
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $20.84
BCBS BluePremier $36.45
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $38.50
United STARKids $39.09
United STAR $39.09
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $39.09
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $39.09
United CHIP $39.09
Amerigroup MGMCD $39.09
Amerigroup CHIP $39.09
United STARPerinate $39.09
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $39.09
United STARPLUS $39.09
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $40.13
BCBS MyBlueHealth $40.13
Cigna IFP $40.20
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $41.04
Cigna QHP $41.69
Aetna Better Health MCD $42.22
Aetna Better Health CHIP $42.22
Molina STARKIDS $43.00
Molina MCDSTAR $43.00
Molina CHIP $43.00
Molina STAR+PLUS $43.00
Aetna QHPHIX $45.95
Humana MGMCD $48.86
United OptionsPPO $55.98
Unicare CHIP $56.57
Aetna NewBusiness $63.00
Aetna COMM $67.49
Aetna Meritain $67.49
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $72.95
Evry Health COMM $76.82
Aetna OON $79.16
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $100.64
Cigna LocalPlus $110.78
Cigna NewBusiness $110.89
Curative Administrators COMM $119.10
BCBS BlueEssentials $119.15
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $119.15
Cigna HMO $123.74
Cigna NetworkBenefit $123.74
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $123.74
BCBS EPOSOA $124.97
Humana COMM $127.97
BCBS PPO $130.79
BCBS Traditional $132.20
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $133.99
City of McKinney COMM $133.99
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $148.88
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $148.88
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Cigna AllOther $156.61
Aetna ASA $156.91
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $163.76
Aetna WCOMP $163.76
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $163.76
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $163.76
Averde Health, Inc PPO $172.69
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $208.43
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $208.43
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $208.43
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $211.40
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $216.46
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $223.31
USC Health Services COMM $238.20
USA Managed Care COMM $238.20
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Galaxy Health Network PPO $253.09
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $267.98
Independent Medical Systems COMM $297.75
Unicare MCD $297.75
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $297.75

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Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $567.84 $117.93 – $117.93
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $381.19 $39.09 – $476.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $398.56 $82.04 – $597.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $370.36 $39.09 – $462.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $381.19 $39.09 – $476.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $398.56 $41.83 – $597.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $398.56 $39.09 – $597.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $370.36 $39.09 – $555.53

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