CT t-spine w /wo contrast 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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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.

$120.73 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,724.75 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
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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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $120.73
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $120.73
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $120.73
Superior Health Plan STARKids $120.73
Superior Health Plan CHIP $120.73
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $172.43
United STAR $175.06
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $175.06
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $175.06
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $175.06
United CHIP $175.06
United STARPerinate $175.06
United STARPLUS $175.06
United STARKids $175.06
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57
Molina CHIP $192.57
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57
Molina STARKIDS $192.57
BCBS BluePremier $216.84
Humana MGMCD $218.82
BCBS MyBlueHealth $229.60
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $229.60
Cigna IFP $232.84
Cigna QHP $241.47
United OptionsPPO $324.25
Unicare CHIP $327.70
United SmallGroup $341.20
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $582.97
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46
BCBS Traditional $765.79
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $776.14
City of McKinney COMM $776.14
BCBS PPO $778.08
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Humana COMM $837.27
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $862.38
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $862.38
Aetna ASA $908.94
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $948.61
Aetna WCOMP $948.61
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $948.61
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $948.61
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,000.36
Aetna OON $1,006.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,207.33
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,207.33
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,224.57
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,253.89
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,293.56
USA Managed Care COMM $1,379.80
USC Health Services COMM $1,379.80
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,466.04
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,552.28
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,724.75
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,724.75
Unicare MCD $1,724.75

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CT t-spine w /wo contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $5,294.19 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,303.95 $167.39 – $4,129.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,381.40 $236.02 – $3,572.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,381.40 $167.39 – $2,976.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,303.95 $167.39 – $4,129.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,381.40 $167.39 – $3,572.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,381.40 $175.06 – $3,572.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,381.40 $167.39 – $3,572.10

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