Melphalan oral 2 mg 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

$272.08

Cash price

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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.

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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$272.08

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.

$7.72 with United vs $272.08 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
United SmallGroup $7.72 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $7.72 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $7.72 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $19.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $19.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $19.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $19.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $19.05 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $24.25 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $24.25 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $35.50 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $35.50 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $36.73 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $36.73 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $37.26 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $38.09 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $39.02 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $46.40 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $51.15 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $51.70 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $54.14 ↓ -80%
Cigna LocalPlus $56.52 ↓ -79%
Cigna NewBusiness $56.57 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $57.95 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $57.95 ↓ -79%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $63.14 ↓ -77%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $63.14 ↓ -77%
Cigna HMO $63.14 ↓ -77%
Aetna OON $68.29 ↓ -75%
Cigna AllOther $79.88 ↓ -71%
Humana COMM $85.84 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $91.96 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $120.80 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $122.44 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $136.04 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $136.04 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $143.39 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $149.64 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $149.64 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $149.64 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $149.64 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $157.81 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $190.46 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $190.46 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $193.18 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $197.80 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $204.06 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $217.66 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $217.66 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $231.27 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $244.87 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $272.08 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $272.08 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $272.08 ↑ +0%

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