Established Patient Office Visit (level 3) 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

$342.64

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.

$342.64

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.

$23.98 with Superior Health Plan vs $342.64 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 $23.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $23.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $23.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $23.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $23.98 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $46.26 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $46.26 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $47.97 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $64.42 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $65.10 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $65.10 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $68.19 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $72.98 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $72.98 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $83.95 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $86.00 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $88.40 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $115.81 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $137.06 ↓ -60%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $142.72 ↓ -58%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $142.72 ↓ -58%
Humana COMM $147.37 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $152.13 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $154.19 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $154.19 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $171.32 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $171.32 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $180.57 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $188.45 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $188.45 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $188.45 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $188.45 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $198.73 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $239.85 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $239.85 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $239.85 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $243.27 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $249.10 ↓ -27%
BCBS BlueEssentials $252.75 ↓ -26%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $252.75 ↓ -26%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $256.98 ↓ -25%
BCBS EPOSOA $265.21 ↓ -23%
USC Health Services COMM $274.11 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $274.11 ↓ -20%
BCBS PPO $277.66 ↓ -19%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $291.24 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $308.38 ↓ -10%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $342.64 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $342.64 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $342.64 ↑ +0%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $361.22 $199.82 – $199.82
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