Esoph imped function test 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

$2,389.27

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.

$2,389.27

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.

$167.25 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,960.00 with United — 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 CHIP $167.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $167.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $167.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $167.25 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $167.25 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $273.03 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $318.15 ↓ -87%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $318.15 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $322.55 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $322.55 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $334.50 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $449.18 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $453.96 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $475.46 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $508.91 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $508.91 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $563.41 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentials $563.41 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $585.37 ↓ -76%
BCBS EPOSOA $591.18 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $599.71 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $616.43 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO $618.94 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $630.77 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $630.77 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $704.83 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $704.83 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $704.83 ↓ -71%
Humana COMM $760.58 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $807.57 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $891.20 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,060.84 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,075.17 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,075.17 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,194.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,259.15 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,314.10 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,314.10 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,314.10 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,314.10 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,385.78 ↓ -42%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -39%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,672.49 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,672.49 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,672.49 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,696.38 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,737.00 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,791.95 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,911.42 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,911.42 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,030.88 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,150.34 ↓ -10%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↓ -9%
Unicare MCD $2,389.27 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,389.27 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,389.27 ↑ +0%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +10%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,960.00 ↑ +24%

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