Brach/thor cath 1st 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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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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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.

$948.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $8,659.41 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

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 CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Cigna IFP $1,169.02
Cigna QHP $1,212.32
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
United OptionsPPO $1,627.97
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,645.29
Unicare CHIP $1,645.29
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,138.87
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2,138.87
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Cigna LocalPlus $2,286.08
Cigna NewBusiness $2,286.08
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
BCBS BluePremier $2,528.55
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,554.53
Cigna HMO $2,554.53
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,554.53
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,762.35
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,762.35
BCBS EPOSOA $2,900.90
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,926.88
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,960.00
BCBS PPO $3,030.79
Cigna AllOther $3,229.96
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
BCBS Traditional $3,844.78
City of McKinney COMM $3,896.73
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,329.70
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Aetna ASA $4,563.51
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,762.68
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,762.68
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,762.68
Aetna WCOMP $4,762.68
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,022.46
Humana COMM $5,425.51
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,061.59
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $6,061.59
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,061.59
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,148.18
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,295.39
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,494.56
USC Health Services COMM $6,927.53
USA Managed Care COMM $6,927.53
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,360.50
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $7,793.47
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,659.41
Unicare MCD $8,659.41
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,659.41
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath 1st at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,885.69 $817.61 – $4,088.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,927.97 $71.00 – $4,391.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,254.26 $71.00 – $2,817.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,885.69 $769.52 – $4,088.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,927.97 $85.00 – $4,391.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,927.97 $1,512.78 – $4,391.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,254.26 $71.00 – $3,381.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,885.69 $769.52 – $4,088.06

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