Card MRI veloc flow mapping 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

$5,691.97

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.

$5,691.97

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.

$49.75 with BCBS vs $5,691.97 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
BCBS BluePremier $49.75 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $54.77 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $54.77 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $162.64 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $162.64 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $170.58 ↓ -97%
Humana COMM $170.91 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $178.53 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $398.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $398.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $398.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $398.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $398.44 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $768.42 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $796.88 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $1,070.09 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,081.47 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $1,081.47 ↓ -81%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,923.89 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,527.23 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,561.39 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,561.39 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $2,845.99 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,845.99 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,999.67 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,130.58 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,130.58 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,130.58 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,130.58 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,301.34 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,984.38 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,984.38 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,041.30 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,138.06 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,268.98 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,553.58 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $4,553.58 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,838.17 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $5,122.77 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,691.97 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $5,691.97 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,691.97 ↑ +0%

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Card MRI veloc flow mapping at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $715.68 $83.62 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $514.91 $105.99 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $490.39 $98.08 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $715.68 $95.74 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $514.91 $165.29 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $514.91 $266.04 – $2,700.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $490.39 $140.48 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $715.68 $83.62 – $2,149.00

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