Ultrasound chest 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.

$56.28 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $3,423.21 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $56.28
Amerigroup MGMCD $57.14
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $57.14
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $57.14
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $57.14
United CHIP $57.14
United STAR $57.14
United STARKids $57.14
United STARPLUS $57.14
United STARPerinate $57.14
Amerigroup CHIP $57.14
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $60.00
Aetna Better Health MCD $61.71
Aetna Better Health CHIP $61.71
Molina MCDSTAR $62.85
Molina STAR+PLUS $62.85
Molina CHIP $62.85
Molina STARKIDS $62.85
Aetna NewBusiness $70.93
Humana MGMCD $71.42
Aetna Meritain $75.76
Aetna COMM $75.76
Aetna OON $89.67
Cigna LocalPlus $113.35
Cigna NewBusiness $113.46
Cigna NetworkBenefit $126.60
Cigna HMO $126.60
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $126.60
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
United SmallGroup $154.52
Cigna AllOther $160.23
Superior Health Plan CHIP $239.62
Superior Health Plan STARKids $239.62
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $239.62
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $239.62
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $239.62
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
Cigna IFP $462.13
Cigna QHP $479.25
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
BCBS PPO $502.12
United OptionsPPO $626.45
Unicare CHIP $650.41
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $838.69
Evry Health COMM $883.19
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,157.04
Curative Administrators COMM $1,369.28
BCBS Traditional $1,417.21
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,540.44
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,540.44
City of McKinney COMM $1,540.44
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1,711.61
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,711.61
Aetna ASA $1,728.72
Aetna WCOMP $1,882.77
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,882.77
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,882.77
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,882.77
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,961.50
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,985.46
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,396.25
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,396.25
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,430.48
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,567.41
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,567.41
USA Managed Care COMM $2,738.57
USC Health Services COMM $2,738.57
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,909.73
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,080.89
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,423.21
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,423.21
Unicare MCD $3,423.21

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Ultrasound chest at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $956.71 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $567.07 $57.14 – $708.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $444.12 $91.41 – $666.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $444.12 $57.14 – $555.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $567.07 $57.14 – $708.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $444.12 $61.14 – $666.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $444.12 $57.14 – $666.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $444.12 $57.14 – $666.18

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