ER Visit (level 4) 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.

$77.04 with Aetna Better Health vs $5,921.00 with Cigna — 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
Aetna Better Health CHIP $77.04
Aetna Better Health MCD $77.04
Molina MCDSTAR $320.00
Molina STARKIDS $320.00
Molina STAR+PLUS $320.00
Molina CHIP $320.00
Amerigroup MGMCD $363.00
Amerigroup CHIP $363.00
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $545.81
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $545.81
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $545.81
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $545.81
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $545.81
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $545.81
Cigna IFP $592.98
Cigna QHP $614.95
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $700.00
United OptionsPPO $825.78
Unicare CHIP $834.57
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,484.65
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,545.00
Oscar HIX $1,708.00
United SmallGroup $1,856.00
BCBS Traditional $1,950.26
City of McKinney COMM $1,976.61
Aetna QHPHIX $2,084.00
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $2,196.24
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,196.24
Aetna ASA $2,314.83
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,415.86
Aetna WCOMP $2,415.86
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,415.86
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,415.86
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,547.63
Aetna NewBusiness $2,855.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,931.00
Aetna Meritain $3,052.00
Aetna COMM $3,052.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,074.73
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,074.73
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,080.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,080.00
BCBS BluePremier $3,100.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,118.65
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,193.33
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,294.35
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,406.00
USA Managed Care COMM $3,513.98
USC Health Services COMM $3,513.98
Aetna OON $3,589.00
Evry Health COMM $3,626.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,733.60
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,953.22
BCBS BlueEssentials $4,000.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $4,000.00
Cigna LocalPlus $4,189.00
Cigna NewBusiness $4,193.00
BCBS EPOSOA $4,200.00
Curative Administrators COMM $4,206.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,392.47
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,392.47
Unicare MCD $4,392.47
BCBS PPO $4,400.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $4,680.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $4,680.00
Cigna HMO $4,680.00
Cigna AllOther $5,921.00
Humana COMM not published by hospital
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork not published by hospital

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ER Visit (level 4) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $2,386.19 $1,354.39 – $1,354.39
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,273.68 $360.88 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,601.69 $329.68 – $4,008.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,676.36 $335.27 – $4,008.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,273.68 $339.65 – $3,894.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,601.69 $398.20 – $4,008.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,601.69 $827.54 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,676.36 $398.20 – $3,780.00

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