Shoulder MRI (with contrast) at MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL

317 E OVILLA RD, RED OAK, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1134172406

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 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.

$318.25 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $17,223.98 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $318.25
Amerigroup MGMCD $323.10
Amerigroup CHIP $323.10
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $323.10
United STARPerinate $323.10
United STARPLUS $323.10
United STARKids $323.10
United STAR $323.10
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $323.10
United CHIP $323.10
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $323.10
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $339.26
Aetna Better Health CHIP $348.95
Aetna Better Health MCD $348.95
Molina STAR+PLUS $355.41
Molina CHIP $355.41
Molina MCDSTAR $355.41
Molina STARKIDS $355.41
Humana MGMCD $403.88
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $857.83
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $857.83
United SmallGroup $920.54
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $920.54
Aetna NewBusiness $1,046.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,205.68
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,205.68
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,205.68
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,205.68
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,205.68
Aetna OON $1,321.00
United AllPayerAppendix $1,609.16
Cigna IFP $2,325.24
Cigna QHP $2,411.36
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,648.39
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,648.39
BCBS EPOSOA $2,777.75
BCBS PPO $2,907.10
United OptionsPPO $3,151.99
Unicare CHIP $3,272.56
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5,821.71
BCBS Traditional $7,130.73
City of McKinney COMM $7,750.79
United GlobalBenefitPlan $7,750.79
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $7,750.79
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $8,611.99
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $8,611.99
Aetna ASA $8,698.11
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $9,473.19
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $9,473.19
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $9,473.19
Aetna WCOMP $9,473.19
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $9,869.34
Averde Health, Inc PPO $9,989.91
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $12,056.79
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $12,056.79
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12,229.03
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $12,917.99
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $12,917.99
USC Health Services COMM $13,779.18
USA Managed Care COMM $13,779.18
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $14,640.38
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $15,501.58
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $17,223.98
Unicare MCD $17,223.98
Independent Medical Systems COMM $17,223.98

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Shoulder MRI (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,857.68 $323.10 – $3,572.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,895.55 $596.00 – $4,343.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,838.31 $323.10 – $3,547.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,857.68 $323.10 – $3,572.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,895.55 $345.72 – $4,343.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,895.55 $323.10 – $4,343.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,838.31 $323.10 – $4,257.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,857.68 $323.10 – $3,572.10

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