Lidocaine (pf) 4 mg/ml (0.4 %) in 5 % dextrose intravenous 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

$293.47

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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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$293.47

Gross charge

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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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$0.01 with Humana vs $293.47 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
Humana Tricare $0.01 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.01 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.02 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.02 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $0.02 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.03 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.03 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.05 ↓ -100%
BCBS EPOSOA $0.05 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.05 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalPlus $0.06 ↓ -100%
BCBS PPO $0.06 ↓ -100%
Cigna NewBusiness $0.06 ↓ -100%
Cigna HMO $0.07 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.07 ↓ -100%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.07 ↓ -100%
Cigna AllOther $0.09 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $20.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $20.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $20.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $20.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $20.54 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $39.62 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $39.62 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $41.09 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $55.17 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $55.76 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $58.40 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $58.69 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $58.69 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $58.69 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $62.51 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $62.51 ↓ -79%
Molina Healthcare HIX $73.37 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $73.66 ↓ -75%
BCBS BluePremier $85.69 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $99.19 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $130.30 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $132.06 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $146.74 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $146.74 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $154.66 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $161.41 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $161.41 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $161.41 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $161.41 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $170.21 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $205.43 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $205.43 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $208.36 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $213.35 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $220.10 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $234.78 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $234.78 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $249.45 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $264.12 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $293.47 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $293.47 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $293.47 ↑ +0%

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Lidocaine (pf) 4 mg/ml (0.4 %) in 5 % dextrose intravenous solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $28.80 $0.00 – $35.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $28.80 $0.00 – $37.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $28.80 $0.00 – $31.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $28.80 $0.00 – $35.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $28.80 $0.00 – $37.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $28.80 $0.00 – $37.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $28.80 $0.00 – $37.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $28.80 $0.00 – $35.70

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