New Patient Office Visit (level 3) 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

$423.07

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.

$423.07

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.

$29.61 with Superior Health Plan vs $423.07 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $29.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $29.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $29.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $29.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $29.61 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $57.11 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $57.11 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $59.23 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $79.54 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $80.38 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $80.38 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $84.19 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $90.11 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $90.11 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $103.65 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $106.19 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $109.15 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $143.00 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $169.23 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $187.84 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $190.38 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $190.38 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $211.53 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $211.53 ↓ -50%
Humana COMM $212.54 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $213.07 ↓ -50%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $213.07 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $222.96 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $232.69 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $232.69 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $232.69 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $232.69 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $245.38 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $296.15 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $296.15 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $296.15 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $300.38 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $307.57 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $317.30 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $338.46 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $338.46 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $359.61 ↓ -15%
BCBS BlueEssentials $377.33 ↓ -11%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $377.33 ↓ -11%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $380.76 ↓ -10%
BCBS EPOSOA $395.92 ↓ -6%
BCBS PPO $414.52 ↓ -2%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $423.07 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $423.07 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $423.07 ↑ +0%

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $567.95 $298.30 – $298.30
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