Inj beta interferon sq 1 mcg 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

$4,795.07

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.

$4,795.07

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.

$52.27 with BCBS vs $4,795.07 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $52.27 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $52.27 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $76.51 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $76.51 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $80.30 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $80.42 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $80.42 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $80.42 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $84.08 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $99.99 ↓ -98%
Humana COMM $172.62 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $256.93 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $257.18 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $287.03 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $287.03 ↓ -94%
Cigna HMO $287.03 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $335.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $335.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $335.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $335.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $335.65 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $363.12 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $647.33 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $647.33 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $671.31 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $901.47 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $911.06 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $954.22 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $1,021.35 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $1,021.35 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $1,203.56 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,620.73 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,129.01 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,157.78 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $2,397.53 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,397.53 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,527.00 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,637.29 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,637.29 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,637.29 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,637.29 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,781.14 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,356.55 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,356.55 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,404.50 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,486.02 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,596.30 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,836.06 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $3,836.06 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,075.81 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $4,315.56 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,795.07 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $4,795.07 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,795.07 ↑ +0%

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Inj beta interferon sq 1 mcg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH $3,167.38 $52.27 – $256.93
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $58.33 – $58.33
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $56.45 – $56.45
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $29.69 – $235.03
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $29.69 – $235.03
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $56.66 – $167.20
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $29.69 – $235.03
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $29.69 – $235.03

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