#mec-opiates 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

$182.75

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.

$182.75

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.

$0.02 with Aetna vs $182.75 with Unicare — 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
Aetna QHPHIX $0.02 ↓ -100%
Aetna NewBusiness $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna Meritain $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna COMM $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna OON $0.04 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $12.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $12.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $12.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $12.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $12.79 ↓ -93%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $13.16 ↓ -93%
United STAR $13.36 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $13.36 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $13.36 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $13.36 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $13.36 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $13.36 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $13.36 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $13.36 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $13.36 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $13.36 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $14.03 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $14.43 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $14.43 ↓ -92%
Molina CHIP $14.70 ↓ -92%
Molina STAR+PLUS $14.70 ↓ -92%
Molina STARKIDS $14.70 ↓ -92%
Molina MCDSTAR $14.70 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $16.70 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $24.67 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $25.59 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $34.36 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $34.72 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $34.72 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $38.01 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $44.77 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $45.14 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $45.14 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $47.15 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $53.36 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $58.30 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $58.30 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $61.22 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $61.77 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $63.96 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $81.14 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $82.24 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $82.24 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $91.38 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $91.38 ↓ -50%
Cigna LocalPlus $91.69 ↓ -50%
Cigna NewBusiness $91.78 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $96.31 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $100.51 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $100.51 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $100.51 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $100.51 ↓ -45%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $102.41 ↓ -44%
Cigna HMO $102.41 ↓ -44%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $102.41 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $106.00 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $127.92 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $127.92 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $127.92 ↓ -30%
Cigna AllOther $129.62 ↓ -29%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $129.75 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $132.86 ↓ -27%
Humana COMM $133.71 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $137.06 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $146.20 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $146.20 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $155.34 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $164.47 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $182.75 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $182.75 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $182.75 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $76.46 $3.00 – $13.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $62.44 $1.03 – $7.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $59.46 $3.03 – $13.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $76.46 $3.92 – $13.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $62.44 $3.03 – $12.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $62.44 $4.58 – $13.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $59.46 $3.03 – $13.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $76.46 $3.92 – $13.36

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