CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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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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.

$75.91 with BCBS vs $5,374.60 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

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 $75.91
BCBS MyBlueHealth $83.56
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $83.56
BCBS BlueEssentials $248.14
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $248.14
Humana COMM $253.33
BCBS EPOSOA $260.26
BCBS PPO $272.38
Superior Health Plan CHIP $376.22
Superior Health Plan STARKids $376.22
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $376.22
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $376.22
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $376.22
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Cigna IFP $725.57
Cigna QHP $752.44
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna OON $1,006.00
United OptionsPPO $1,010.42
Unicare CHIP $1,021.17
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,021.17
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,316.78
Evry Health COMM $1,386.65
Cigna LocalPlus $1,483.34
Cigna NewBusiness $1,483.34
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,657.53
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,657.53
Cigna HMO $1,657.53
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,816.61
Cigna AllOther $2,095.79
Curative Administrators COMM $2,149.84
BCBS Traditional $2,386.32
City of McKinney COMM $2,418.57
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,418.57
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $2,687.30
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,687.30
Aetna ASA $2,832.41
Aetna WCOMP $2,956.03
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,956.03
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,956.03
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,956.03
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,117.27
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,762.22
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,762.22
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,762.22
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,815.97
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,907.33
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,030.95
USC Health Services COMM $4,299.68
USA Managed Care COMM $4,299.68
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,568.41
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $4,837.14
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,374.60
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,374.60
Unicare MCD $5,374.60

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,085.05 $127.58 – $1,537.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,007.29 $207.33 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $979.93 $195.99 – $1,224.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,085.05 $146.08 – $1,537.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,007.29 $260.90 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,007.29 $520.43 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $979.93 $214.33 – $1,469.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,085.05 $127.58 – $1,537.16

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