Echo transthoracic 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

$4,882.09

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.

$4,882.09

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.

$153.05 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $4,882.09 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $153.05 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $155.38 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $155.38 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $155.38 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $155.38 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $155.38 ↓ -97%
United STAR $155.38 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $155.38 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $155.38 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $155.38 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $155.38 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $163.15 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $167.81 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $167.81 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $170.92 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $170.92 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $170.92 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $170.92 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $194.22 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $296.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $341.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $341.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $341.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $341.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $341.75 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $345.89 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $345.89 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $612.55 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentials $612.55 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $642.74 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $659.08 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $659.08 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $672.92 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $683.49 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $849.93 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $917.83 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $927.60 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $971.54 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $1,015.47 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $1,039.89 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $1,039.89 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,196.11 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $1,225.40 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,259.58 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,288.87 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,288.87 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $1,440.22 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,440.22 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,440.22 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,650.15 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $1,821.02 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,952.84 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,167.65 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,196.94 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $2,196.94 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $2,441.05 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,441.05 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,572.86 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,685.15 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,685.15 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,685.15 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,685.15 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,831.61 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,417.46 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,417.46 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,417.46 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,466.28 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,549.28 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,661.57 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,905.67 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $3,905.67 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,149.78 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $4,393.88 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,882.09 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $4,882.09 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,882.09 ↑ +0%

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