I131 iodide cap, rx 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

$190.74

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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.

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$190.74

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.

$13.35 with Superior Health Plan vs $696.05 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $13.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $13.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $13.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $13.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $13.35 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $25.75 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $25.75 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $26.70 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $35.86 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $36.24 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $37.96 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $39.67 ↓ -79%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $39.72 ↓ -79%
United AllPayerAppendix $39.72 ↓ -79%
United SmallGroup $39.72 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $40.63 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $40.63 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $46.73 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $47.88 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $49.21 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $64.47 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $71.38 ↓ -63%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $71.38 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $76.30 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $84.69 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $85.83 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $85.83 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $95.37 ↓ -50%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $95.37 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $104.48 ↓ -45%
BCBS BlueEssentials $104.48 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $104.91 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $104.91 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $104.91 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $104.91 ↓ -45%
BCBS EPOSOA $109.66 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $110.63 ↓ -42%
BCBS PPO $114.83 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $133.52 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $133.52 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $133.52 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $135.43 ↓ -29%
BCBS BluePremier $136.55 ↓ -28%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $138.67 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $143.06 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $152.59 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $152.59 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $162.13 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $171.67 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $190.74 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $190.74 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $190.74 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $306.46 ↑ +61%
Cigna LocalPlus $492.49 ↑ +158%
Cigna NewBusiness $492.98 ↑ +158%
Cigna HMO $550.20 ↑ +188%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $550.20 ↑ +188%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $550.20 ↑ +188%
Cigna AllOther $696.05 ↑ +265%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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I131 iodide cap, rx at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $481.12 $39.72 – $417.26
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $42.00 $77.38 – $82.61
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $391.11 $39.72 – $417.26
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $468.71 $39.72 – $417.26
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $24.85 $18.62 – $71.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $31.22 $20.82 – $187.28
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $24.85 $18.46 – $71.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $24.85 $18.46 – $71.00

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