Red blood cells each unit 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

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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.

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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.

$78.48 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,121.19 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $78.48
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $78.48
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $78.48
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $78.48
Superior Health Plan STARKids $78.48
Cigna IFP $151.36
Aetna QHPHIX $155.99
Cigna QHP $156.97
United OptionsPPO $210.78
Unicare CHIP $213.03
Aetna NewBusiness $214.85
Aetna Meritain $228.83
Aetna COMM $228.83
Oscar HIX $233.21
Aetna OON $269.30
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $274.69
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $276.93
BCBS MyBlueHealth $276.93
Evry Health COMM $289.27
Cigna LocalPlus $295.99
Cigna NewBusiness $295.99
BCBS BluePremier $327.39
Cigna HMO $330.75
Cigna NetworkBenefit $330.75
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $330.75
BCBS BlueEssentials $357.66
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $357.66
BCBS EPOSOA $375.60
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $378.96
BCBS PPO $392.42
Cigna AllOther $418.20
Curative Administrators COMM $448.48
BCBS Traditional $497.81
City of McKinney COMM $504.54
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $504.54
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $560.60
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $560.60
Aetna ASA $590.87
Aetna WCOMP $616.65
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $616.65
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $616.65
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $616.65
Averde Health, Inc PPO $650.29
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $784.83
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $784.83
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $784.83
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $796.04
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $815.11
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $840.89
USA Managed Care COMM $896.95
USC Health Services COMM $896.95
Galaxy Health Network PPO $953.01
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,009.07
Humana COMM $1,021.48
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,121.19
Unicare MCD $1,121.19
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,121.19

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