Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only 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.

$12.63 with Aetna vs $399.17 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
Aetna NewBusiness $12.63
Aetna Meritain $13.51
Aetna COMM $13.51
Aetna OON $15.99
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $24.67
United AllPayerAppendix $24.67
United SmallGroup $24.67
Superior Health Plan CHIP $27.94
Superior Health Plan STARKids $27.94
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $27.94
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $27.94
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $27.94
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $40.23
BCBS MyBlueHealth $40.23
Cigna LocalPlus $44.92
Cigna NewBusiness $44.97
BCBS BlueEssentials $45.98
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $45.98
BCBS EPOSOA $48.28
Cigna HMO $50.18
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $50.18
Cigna NetworkBenefit $50.18
BCBS PPO $50.58
Cigna IFP $53.89
Cigna QHP $55.88
Cigna AllOther $63.50
United OptionsPPO $73.05
Unicare CHIP $75.84
Oscar HIX $83.03
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $97.80
Evry Health COMM $102.99
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $134.92
BCBS Traditional $165.26
City of McKinney COMM $179.63
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $179.63
United GlobalBenefitPlan $179.63
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $199.59
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $199.59
Aetna ASA $201.58
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $219.54
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $219.54
Aetna WCOMP $219.54
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $219.54
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $228.72
Averde Health, Inc PPO $231.52
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $279.42
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $279.42
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $283.41
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $299.38
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $299.38
USA Managed Care COMM $319.34
USC Health Services COMM $319.34
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $339.29
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $359.25
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $399.17
Unicare MCD $399.17
Independent Medical Systems COMM $399.17

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Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $369.31 $88.51 – $88.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $110.02 $27.61 – $137.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $139.48 $28.71 – $209.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $113.42 $22.68 – $141.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $110.02 $27.61 – $137.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $139.48 $27.61 – $209.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $139.48 $26.00 – $209.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $113.42 $27.61 – $170.14

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