Echocardiograpy doppler follow up/limited study 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

$2,171.43

Cash price

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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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$2,171.43

Gross charge

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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.

$46.78 with BCBS vs $2,171.43 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
BCBS BluePremier $46.78 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $54.51 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $54.51 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $96.52 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $96.52 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $101.28 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $106.04 ↓ -95%
Humana COMM $137.71 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $152.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $152.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $152.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $152.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $152.00 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $293.14 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $293.14 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $304.00 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $408.23 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $412.57 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $412.57 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $432.11 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $451.66 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $462.51 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $462.51 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $532.00 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $545.03 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $560.23 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $573.26 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $573.26 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $640.57 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $640.57 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $640.57 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $733.94 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $809.94 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $868.57 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $964.11 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $977.14 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $977.14 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1,085.71 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,085.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,144.34 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,194.29 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,194.29 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,194.29 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,194.29 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,259.43 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,520.00 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,520.00 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,520.00 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,541.72 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,578.63 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,628.57 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,737.14 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,737.14 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,845.72 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,954.29 ↓ -10%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,171.43 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,171.43 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,171.43 ↑ +0%

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