Ultrasound guide intraoperative 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.

$89.37 with BCBS vs $4,089.35 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 BlueAdvantageHMO $89.37
BCBS MyBlueHealth $89.37
Aetna NewBusiness $132.35
Aetna Meritain $141.38
Aetna COMM $141.38
Aetna OON $167.32
BCBS BlueEssentials $266.14
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $266.14
BCBS EPOSOA $279.18
Superior Health Plan STARKids $286.25
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $286.25
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $286.25
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $286.25
Superior Health Plan CHIP $286.25
BCBS PPO $292.23
Cigna IFP $552.06
Cigna QHP $572.51
United OptionsPPO $748.35
Unicare CHIP $776.98
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $776.98
Superior EPO $817.87
Superior HMO $817.87
Superior ValueHMO $817.87
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,001.89
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,022.34
Evry Health COMM $1,055.05
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,382.20
Curative Administrators COMM $1,635.74
BCBS Traditional $1,692.99
City of McKinney COMM $1,840.21
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,840.21
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,840.21
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $2,044.67
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,044.67
Aetna ASA $2,065.12
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,249.14
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,249.14
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,249.14
Aetna WCOMP $2,249.14
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,343.20
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,371.82
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,862.55
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,862.55
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,903.44
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,067.01
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,067.01
USC Health Services COMM $3,271.48
USA Managed Care COMM $3,271.48
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,475.95
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,680.41
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,089.35
Unicare MCD $4,089.35
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,089.35

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Ultrasound guide intraoperative at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $632.90 $130.46 – $896.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $656.12 $135.05 – $984.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $488.56 $97.71 – $610.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $632.90 $149.38 – $896.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $656.12 $210.61 – $984.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $656.12 $338.99 – $984.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $488.56 $162.85 – $732.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $632.90 $130.46 – $896.61

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