Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL
317 E OVILLA RD, RED OAK, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1134172406
$5,895.36
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$5,895.36
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$181.11 with United vs $5,895.36 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| United | STARPLUS | $181.11 | ↓ -97% |
| United | CHIP | $181.11 | ↓ -97% |
| United | STARPerinate | $181.11 | ↓ -97% |
| United | STAR | $181.11 | ↓ -97% |
| United | STARKids | $181.11 | ↓ -97% |
| TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK | MCD | $220.39 | ↓ -96% |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $223.75 | ↓ -96% |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $223.75 | ↓ -96% |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $223.75 | ↓ -96% |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $234.94 | ↓ -96% |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $234.94 | ↓ -96% |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $234.94 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $246.13 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $246.13 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $246.13 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | CHIP | $246.13 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $268.50 | ↓ -95% |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $268.50 | ↓ -95% |
| Humana | MGMCD | $279.69 | ↓ -95% |
| WellMed | MGMCR | $634.36 | ↓ -89% |
| Cigna | IFP | $795.87 | ↓ -87% |
| Cigna | QHP | $825.35 | ↓ -86% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $948.00 | ↓ -84% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $948.00 | ↓ -84% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $948.00 | ↓ -84% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $948.00 | ↓ -84% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $948.00 | ↓ -84% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,078.85 | ↓ -82% |
| Unicare | CHIP | $1,120.12 | ↓ -81% |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $1,266.00 | ↓ -79% |
| Evry Health | COMM | $1,346.00 | ↓ -77% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $1,506.92 | ↓ -74% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $1,506.92 | ↓ -74% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $1,592.00 | ↓ -73% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $1,607.80 | ↓ -73% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $1,607.80 | ↓ -73% |
| United | SmallGroup | $1,676.00 | ↓ -72% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $1,689.77 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS | PPO | $1,765.43 | ↓ -70% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $1,992.63 | ↓ -66% |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $1,995.00 | ↓ -66% |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $2,012.00 | ↓ -66% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $2,300.00 | ↓ -61% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $2,440.68 | ↓ -59% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $2,514.00 | ↓ -57% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $2,515.00 | ↓ -57% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $2,652.91 | ↓ -55% |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $2,652.91 | ↓ -55% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $2,808.00 | ↓ -52% |
| Cigna | HMO | $2,808.00 | ↓ -52% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $2,808.00 | ↓ -52% |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $2,947.68 | ↓ -50% |
| Aetna | ASA | $2,977.16 | ↓ -49% |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $3,242.45 | ↓ -45% |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $3,242.45 | ↓ -45% |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $3,242.45 | ↓ -45% |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $3,242.45 | ↓ -45% |
| Oscar | HIX | $3,293.00 | ↓ -44% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $3,378.04 | ↓ -43% |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $3,419.31 | ↓ -42% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $3,553.00 | ↓ -40% |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $4,126.75 | ↓ -30% |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $4,126.75 | ↓ -30% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $4,185.71 | ↓ -29% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $4,306.00 | ↓ -27% |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $4,421.52 | ↓ -25% |
| Multiplan | PHCSPrimaryNetwork | $4,421.52 | ↓ -25% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $4,600.00 | ↓ -22% |
| Aetna | COMM | $4,600.00 | ↓ -22% |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $4,716.29 | ↓ -20% |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $4,716.29 | ↓ -20% |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $5,011.06 | ↓ -15% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $5,305.82 | ↓ -10% |
| Aetna | OON | $5,442.00 | ↓ -8% |
| Unicare | MCD | $5,895.36 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $5,895.36 | ↑ +0% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $5,895.36 | ↑ +0% |
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| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,298.50 | $85.00 – $1,947.74 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,298.50 | $223.75 – $1,947.74 |
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