Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination 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.

$136.90 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,955.75 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 $136.90
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $136.90
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $136.90
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $136.90
Superior Health Plan STARKids $136.90
Aetna NewBusiness $240.36
Aetna COMM $256.98
Aetna Meritain $256.98
Cigna IFP $264.03
Cigna QHP $273.81
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26
United SmallGroup $291.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26
Aetna OON $304.28
United OptionsPPO $357.90
Unicare CHIP $371.59
Oscar HIX $406.80
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $479.16
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $495.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $495.97
Evry Health COMM $504.58
BCBS BlueEssentials $566.82
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $566.82
BCBS EPOSOA $595.16
BCBS PPO $623.50
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $661.04
Cigna LocalPlus $806.01
Cigna NewBusiness $806.81
BCBS Traditional $809.68
City of McKinney COMM $880.09
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $880.09
United GlobalBenefitPlan $880.09
Cigna HMO $900.26
Cigna NetworkBenefit $900.26
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $900.26
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $977.88
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $977.88
Aetna ASA $987.65
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,075.66
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,075.66
Aetna WCOMP $1,075.66
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,075.66
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,120.64
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,134.34
Cigna AllOther $1,139.39
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,369.03
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,369.03
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,388.58
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,466.81
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,466.81
USC Health Services COMM $1,564.60
USA Managed Care COMM $1,564.60
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,662.39
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,760.17
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,955.75
Unicare MCD $1,955.75
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,955.75

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