Cholesterol (Lipid) Test 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$7.55 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,946.12 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
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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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $7.55
United CHIP $7.66
United STAR $7.66
United STARKids $7.66
Amerigroup MGMCD $7.66
Amerigroup CHIP $7.66
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $7.66
United STARPerinate $7.66
United STARPLUS $7.66
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $8.03
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $8.03
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $8.04
Aetna Better Health CHIP $8.27
Aetna Better Health MCD $8.27
Molina STARKIDS $8.43
Molina STAR+PLUS $8.43
Molina MCDSTAR $8.43
Molina CHIP $8.43
Humana MGMCD $9.57
WellMed MGMCR $13.32
Devoted Health PPO $13.39
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $13.39
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $13.39
BCBS MGMCRHMO $13.39
Humana MGMCR $13.39
BCBS MCRPPO $13.39
Devoted Health SNP $13.39
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $13.39
Amerigroup DualEligible $13.39
Devoted Health HMO $13.39
Devoted Health POS $13.39
United SmallGroup $13.39
Devoted Health MCR $13.39
Devoted Health MME $13.39
United AllPayerAppendix $13.39
United MGMCR $13.46
Aetna MCR $13.50
Care N Care MGMCR $13.52
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $13.66
WellCare MGMCR $13.79
Integranet MGMCR $13.79
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $14.06
ProCare Advantge MCR $14.06
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $14.06
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $14.06
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $14.06
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $14.06
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $14.06
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $14.06
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $14.19
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $14.19
Humana Tricare $14.42
Molina MMP $14.60
Molina MCR $14.60
Molina MME $14.60
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $14.73
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $14.87
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $16.07
Aetna QHPHIX $17.02
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $17.41
Bravo Health MCRPPO $20.09
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $20.09
Bravo Health MCRHMO $20.09
Bravo Health MCRSNP $20.09
Bravo Health MCRPOS $20.09
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.43
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $23.43
Aetna NewBusiness $23.45
Superior ValueHMO $23.97
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $24.37
BCBS BlueEssentials $24.37
Aetna COMM $24.97
Aetna Meritain $24.97
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $25.44
BCBS EPOSOA $25.57
BCBS BluePremier $25.98
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $26.51
BCBS PPO $26.78
Aetna OON $29.39
Superior HMO $29.99
Superior EPO $29.99
Oscar HIX $34.81
Molina Healthcare HIX $35.08
Cigna LocalPlus $51.66
Cigna NewBusiness $51.71
Cigna HMO $57.70
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $57.70
Cigna NetworkBenefit $57.70
Cigna AllOther $73.03
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $136.23
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $136.23
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $136.23
Superior Health Plan CHIP $136.23
Superior Health Plan STARKids $136.23
Humana COMM $148.74
Cigna IFP $262.73
Cigna QHP $272.46
United OptionsPPO $365.87
Unicare CHIP $369.76
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $476.80
Evry Health COMM $502.10
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $657.79
BCBS Traditional $864.08
City of McKinney COMM $875.75
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $875.75
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $973.06
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $973.06
Aetna ASA $1,025.61
Aetna WCOMP $1,070.37
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,070.37
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,070.37
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,070.37
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,128.75
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,362.28
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,362.28
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,362.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,381.75
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,414.83
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,459.59
USA Managed Care COMM $1,556.90
USC Health Services COMM $1,556.90
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,654.20
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,751.51
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,946.12
Unicare MCD $1,946.12
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,946.12
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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