Surgical pathology level 6 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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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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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.

$198.06 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,829.42 with Unicare — 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 $198.06
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $198.06
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $198.06
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $198.06
Superior Health Plan STARKids $198.06
Aetna NewBusiness $342.89
Aetna COMM $366.60
Aetna Meritain $366.60
Cigna IFP $381.97
Cigna QHP $396.12
Aetna OON $434.09
United OptionsPPO $517.78
Unicare CHIP $537.59
Oscar HIX $588.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $656.15
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15
United SmallGroup $656.15
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $693.21
Evry Health COMM $729.99
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $956.34
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,099.35
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,099.35
Cigna LocalPlus $1,139.12
Cigna NewBusiness $1,140.26
BCBS Traditional $1,171.38
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,256.40
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,256.40
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,272.32
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,272.32
Cigna HMO $1,272.32
City of McKinney COMM $1,273.24
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,273.24
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,273.24
BCBS EPOSOA $1,319.22
BCBS PPO $1,382.04
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,414.71
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1,414.71
Aetna ASA $1,428.86
Aetna WCOMP $1,556.18
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,556.18
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,556.18
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,556.18
Cigna AllOther $1,610.28
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,621.26
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,641.06
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,980.59
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,980.59
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,008.89
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,122.07
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,122.07
USA Managed Care COMM $2,263.54
USC Health Services COMM $2,263.54
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,405.01
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,546.48
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,829.42
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,829.42
Unicare MCD $2,829.42

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