Drain chst dry seal exp thorastat 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.

$105.66 with Humana vs $615.36 with Humana — 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
Humana Tricare $105.66
BCBS MCRPPO $106.79
BCBS MGMCRHMO $106.79
WellMed MGMCR $108.39
Devoted Health MCR $108.93
Devoted Health MME $108.93
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $108.93
Devoted Health SNP $108.93
Humana MGMCR $108.93
Devoted Health POS $108.93
Devoted Health PPO $108.93
Amerigroup DualEligible $108.93
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $108.93
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $108.93
Devoted Health HMO $108.93
United MGMCR $109.47
Aetna MCR $109.86
Care N Care MGMCR $110.02
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $111.11
WellCare MGMCR $112.20
Integranet MGMCR $112.20
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $114.38
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $114.38
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $114.38
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $114.38
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $114.38
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $114.38
ProCare Advantge MCR $114.38
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $114.38
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $115.47
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $115.47
Molina MME $118.73
Molina MMP $118.73
Molina MCR $118.73
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $119.82
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $130.72
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $141.61
Bravo Health MCRHMO $163.40
Bravo Health MCRSNP $163.40
Bravo Health MCRPPO $163.40
Bravo Health MCRPOS $163.40
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $163.40
Superior ValueHMO $194.98
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $206.97
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $215.68
Superior EPO $244.00
Superior HMO $244.00
Molina Healthcare HIX $285.40
Humana COMM $615.36

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Drain chst dry seal exp thorastat at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford $336.85 $106.79 – $615.36
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $230.57 – $230.57
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $106.75 – $234.20
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $106.75 – $234.20
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $106.75 – $234.20
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $106.75 – $234.20
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $106.75 – $234.20
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $106.75 – $234.20

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