Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block 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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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.

$53.98 with Aetna vs $952.21 with Unicare — 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

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
Aetna QHPHIX $53.98
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $66.65
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $66.65
Superior Health Plan CHIP $66.65
Superior Health Plan STARKids $66.65
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $66.65
Aetna NewBusiness $74.34
Aetna Meritain $79.18
Aetna COMM $79.18
Aetna OON $93.18
Cigna IFP $128.55
Cigna QHP $133.31
United SmallGroup $149.16
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16
Cigna LocalPlus $158.55
Cigna NewBusiness $158.71
Cigna HMO $177.09
Cigna NetworkBenefit $177.09
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $177.09
United OptionsPPO $179.02
Unicare CHIP $180.92
Oscar HIX $198.06
Cigna AllOther $224.14
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $233.29
Evry Health COMM $245.67
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $251.13
BCBS MyBlueHealth $251.13
BCBS BlueEssentials $261.17
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $261.17
BCBS EPOSOA $274.08
BCBS BluePremier $278.39
Humana COMM $279.13
BCBS PPO $287.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $321.85
BCBS Traditional $422.78
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $428.49
City of McKinney COMM $428.49
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $476.11
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $476.11
Aetna ASA $501.81
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $523.72
Aetna WCOMP $523.72
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $523.72
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $523.72
Averde Health, Inc PPO $552.28
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $666.55
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $666.55
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $666.55
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $676.07
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $692.26
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $714.16
USA Managed Care COMM $761.77
USC Health Services COMM $761.77
Galaxy Health Network PPO $809.38
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $856.99
Independent Medical Systems COMM $952.21
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $952.21
Unicare MCD $952.21
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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