Tc-99m medronate 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

$820.46

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.

$820.46

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.

$44.68 with BCBS vs $820.46 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $44.68 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $44.68 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $57.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $57.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $57.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $57.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $57.43 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $65.40 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $65.40 ↓ -92%
BCBS EPOSOA $68.63 ↓ -92%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $70.00 ↓ -91%
BCBS PPO $71.87 ↓ -91%
Cigna LocalPlus $80.24 ↓ -90%
Cigna NewBusiness $80.32 ↓ -90%
Cigna HMO $89.64 ↓ -89%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $89.64 ↓ -89%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $89.64 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $106.36 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $106.36 ↓ -87%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $106.36 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $110.76 ↓ -87%
Cigna AllOther $113.40 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $114.86 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $150.14 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $155.89 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $155.89 ↓ -81%
Superior EPO $164.09 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $164.09 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $164.09 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $170.66 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $201.01 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $205.12 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $211.68 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $277.32 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $328.18 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $339.67 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $369.21 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $369.21 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $369.21 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $410.23 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $410.23 ↓ -50%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $451.25 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $451.25 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $451.25 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $451.25 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $470.12 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $475.87 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $574.32 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $574.32 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $582.53 ↓ -29%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $615.35 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $615.35 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $656.37 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $656.37 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $697.39 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $738.41 ↓ -10%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $820.46 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $820.46 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $820.46 ↑ +0%

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Tc-99m medronate at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $1,048.89 $25.38 – $151.94
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,099.56 $25.38 – $151.94
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $384.78 $14.12 – $824.52
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $61.25 $11.66 – $175.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $82.78 $17.87 – $425.70
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $132.45 $27.71 – $794.70
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $903.13 $25.38 – $151.94
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $61.25 $14.12 – $175.00

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