Intro cath svc/ivc at MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL
317 E OVILLA RD, RED OAK, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1134172406
$3,193.77
Cash price 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.
$3,193.77
Gross charge 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.
$431.16 with Cigna vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cigna | IFP | $431.16 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | QHP | $447.13 | ↓ -86% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $600.43 | ↓ -81% |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $606.82 | ↓ -81% |
| Unicare | CHIP | $606.82 | ↓ -81% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $788.86 | ↓ -75% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $788.86 | ↓ -75% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $843.16 | ↓ -74% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $843.16 | ↓ -74% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $932.58 | ↓ -71% |
| Cigna | HMO | $942.16 | ↓ -71% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $942.16 | ↓ -71% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $942.16 | ↓ -71% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $948.00 | ↓ -70% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $948.00 | ↓ -70% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $948.00 | ↓ -70% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $948.00 | ↓ -70% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $948.00 | ↓ -70% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $1,018.81 | ↓ -68% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $1,018.81 | ↓ -68% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $1,069.91 | ↓ -67% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $1,079.49 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS | PPO | $1,117.82 | ↓ -65% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $1,191.28 | ↓ -63% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $1,418.03 | ↓ -56% |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $1,437.20 | ↓ -55% |
| United | SmallGroup | $1,454.00 | ↓ -54% |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $1,596.88 | ↓ -50% |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $1,672.00 | ↓ -48% |
| Aetna | ASA | $1,683.12 | ↓ -47% |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $1,756.57 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $1,756.57 | ↓ -45% |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $1,756.57 | ↓ -45% |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $1,756.57 | ↓ -45% |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $1,852.39 | ↓ -42% |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $1,995.00 | ↓ -38% |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $2,069.00 | ↓ -35% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $2,174.00 | ↓ -32% |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $2,235.64 | ↓ -30% |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $2,235.64 | ↓ -30% |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $2,235.64 | ↓ -30% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $2,267.58 | ↓ -29% |
| Evry Health | COMM | $2,287.00 | ↓ -28% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $2,321.87 | ↓ -27% |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $2,395.33 | ↓ -25% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $2,513.00 | ↓ -21% |
| Humana | COMM | $2,533.98 | ↓ -21% |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $2,555.02 | ↓ -20% |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $2,555.02 | ↓ -20% |
| Oscar | HIX | $2,636.00 | ↓ -17% |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $2,714.70 | ↓ -15% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $2,874.39 | ↓ -10% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $2,960.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Unicare | MCD | $3,193.77 | ↑ +0% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $3,193.77 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $3,193.77 | ↑ +0% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $3,445.00 | ↑ +8% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $3,682.00 | ↑ +15% |
| Aetna | COMM | $3,682.00 | ↑ +15% |
| Aetna | OON | $4,332.00 | ↑ +36% |
| WellMed | MGMCR | not published by hospital | — |
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Intro cath svc/ivc at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $2,077.20 | $588.54 – $2,942.70 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,885.85 | $71.00 – $2,828.78 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $2,165.96 | $71.00 – $2,707.45 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $2,077.20 | $553.92 – $2,942.70 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,885.85 | $85.00 – $2,828.78 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,885.85 | $974.36 – $2,828.78 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $2,165.96 | $71.00 – $3,248.95 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $2,077.20 | $553.92 – $2,942.70 |