Parathyroid planar imaging 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

$6,532.74

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.

$6,532.74

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.

$269.55 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $6,532.74 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $269.55 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $273.65 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $273.65 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $273.65 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $273.65 ↓ -96%
United STAR $273.65 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $273.65 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $273.65 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $273.65 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $273.65 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $273.65 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $287.33 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $295.54 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $295.54 ↓ -95%
Molina STARKIDS $301.01 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $301.01 ↓ -95%
Molina STAR+PLUS $301.01 ↓ -95%
Molina MCDSTAR $301.01 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $321.65 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $342.06 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $354.08 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $354.08 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $404.15 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $457.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $457.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $457.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $457.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $457.29 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $554.12 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $593.59 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $593.59 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $696.21 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $881.92 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $914.58 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,051.43 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,051.43 ↓ -84%
Humana COMM $1,094.66 ↓ -83%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,102.78 ↓ -83%
BCBS PPO $1,154.14 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $1,228.16 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $1,241.22 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,600.52 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,685.45 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,208.07 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.10 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,900.54 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,939.73 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,939.73 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,266.37 ↓ -50%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $3,266.37 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,442.75 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,593.01 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,593.01 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,593.01 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,593.01 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,788.99 ↓ -42%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,572.92 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,572.92 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,572.92 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,638.25 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,749.30 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,899.56 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $5,226.19 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,226.19 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,552.83 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $5,879.47 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,532.74 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,532.74 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,532.74 ↑ +0%

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