Folic acid 5 mg/ml injection solution 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.

$0.06 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $2.06 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
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.06
Humana Tricare $0.06
United SmallGroup $0.08
United AllPayerAppendix $0.08
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.08
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $0.14
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $0.14
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $0.14
Superior Health Plan CHIP $0.14
Superior Health Plan STARKids $0.14
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.24
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.24
Cigna IFP $0.28
Aetna QHPHIX $0.28
Cigna QHP $0.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.35
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.35
Cigna LocalPlus $0.36
Cigna NewBusiness $0.36
BCBS EPOSOA $0.37
United OptionsPPO $0.39
Unicare CHIP $0.39
BCBS PPO $0.39
Aetna NewBusiness $0.41
Cigna HMO $0.41
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.41
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.41
Aetna COMM $0.44
Aetna Meritain $0.44
Cigna AllOther $0.51
Aetna OON $0.52
BCBS BluePremier $0.60
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $0.70
BCBS Traditional $0.91
City of McKinney COMM $0.93
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1.03
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1.03
Aetna ASA $1.09
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1.13
Aetna WCOMP $1.13
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1.13
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1.13
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1.19
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1.44
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1.44
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1.46
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1.50
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1.54
USC Health Services COMM $1.65
USA Managed Care COMM $1.65
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1.75
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1.85
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2.06
Unicare MCD $2.06
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2.06

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