Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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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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.

$27.15 with BCBS vs $783.59 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $27.15
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $27.15
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $54.85
Superior Health Plan CHIP $54.85
Superior Health Plan STARKids $54.85
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $54.85
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $54.85
Aetna NewBusiness $59.66
Aetna COMM $63.73
Aetna Meritain $63.73
Aetna OON $75.43
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $80.87
BCBS BlueEssentials $80.87
BCBS EPOSOA $84.83
BCBS PPO $88.79
Cigna IFP $105.78
Cigna QHP $109.70
United OptionsPPO $143.40
Unicare CHIP $148.88
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $148.88
Superior EPO $156.72
Superior HMO $156.72
Superior ValueHMO $156.72
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $191.98
Molina Healthcare HIX $195.90
Evry Health COMM $202.17
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $264.85
Curative Administrators COMM $313.44
BCBS Traditional $324.41
City of McKinney COMM $352.62
United GlobalBenefitPlan $352.62
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $352.62
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $391.80
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $391.80
Aetna ASA $395.71
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $430.97
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $430.97
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $430.97
Aetna WCOMP $430.97
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $449.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $454.48
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $548.51
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $548.51
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $556.35
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $587.69
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $587.69
USC Health Services COMM $626.87
USA Managed Care COMM $626.87
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $666.05
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $705.23
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $783.59
Unicare MCD $783.59
Independent Medical Systems COMM $783.59

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,631.77 $76.31 – $76.31
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $631.95 $39.64 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $621.95 $66.60 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $605.63 $66.60 – $757.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $631.95 $45.39 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $621.95 $81.06 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $621.95 $321.34 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $605.63 $66.60 – $908.45

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