Brach/thor cath 3rd 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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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.

$831.08 with Cigna vs $10,450.05 with Humana — 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 $831.08
Cigna QHP $861.86
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
United OptionsPPO $1,157.36
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,169.67
Unicare CHIP $1,169.67
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,520.57
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,520.57
Cigna NewBusiness $1,625.23
Cigna LocalPlus $1,625.23
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS BluePremier $1,797.60
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,816.07
Cigna HMO $1,816.07
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,816.07
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,963.82
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,963.82
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
BCBS EPOSOA $2,062.32
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,080.79
BCBS PPO $2,154.66
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Cigna AllOther $2,296.25
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
BCBS Traditional $2,733.34
City of McKinney COMM $2,770.28
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,960.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,078.09
Aetna ASA $3,244.30
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,385.89
Aetna WCOMP $3,385.89
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,385.89
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,385.89
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,570.58
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,309.32
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,309.32
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,309.32
Aetna OON $4,332.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,370.88
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,475.54
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,617.13
USA Managed Care COMM $4,924.94
USC Health Services COMM $4,924.94
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,232.74
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $5,540.55
Unicare MCD $6,156.17
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,156.17
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,156.17
Oscar HIX $6,587.00
Humana COMM $10,450.05
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath 3rd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,367.97 $954.26 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,168.80 $71.00 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,244.35 $71.00 – $2,805.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,367.97 $898.13 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,168.80 $85.00 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,168.80 $1,637.22 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,244.35 $71.00 – $3,366.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,367.97 $898.13 – $4,771.30

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