Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation 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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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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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.

$34.57 with BCBS vs $3,886.18 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

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 $34.57
BCBS MyBlueHealth $34.57
Aetna NewBusiness $63.18
Aetna Meritain $67.49
Aetna COMM $67.49
Aetna OON $79.88
BCBS BlueEssentials $102.94
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $102.94
BCBS EPOSOA $107.98
BCBS PPO $113.03
Superior Health Plan CHIP $272.03
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $272.03
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $272.03
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $272.03
Superior Health Plan STARKids $272.03
Cigna IFP $524.63
Cigna QHP $544.07
United OptionsPPO $711.17
Unicare CHIP $738.37
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $738.37
Superior EPO $777.24
Superior HMO $777.24
Superior ValueHMO $777.24
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $952.11
Molina Healthcare HIX $971.54
Evry Health COMM $1,002.63
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,313.53
Curative Administrators COMM $1,554.47
BCBS Traditional $1,608.88
City of McKinney COMM $1,748.78
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,748.78
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,748.78
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1,943.09
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,943.09
Aetna ASA $1,962.52
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,137.40
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,137.40
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,137.40
Aetna WCOMP $2,137.40
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,226.78
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,253.98
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,720.33
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,720.33
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,759.19
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,914.64
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,914.64
USC Health Services COMM $3,108.94
USA Managed Care COMM $3,108.94
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,303.25
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,497.56
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,886.18
Unicare MCD $3,886.18
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,886.18

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Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $909.17 $50.46 – $1,288.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $799.40 $84.77 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $906.04 $84.77 – $1,132.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $909.17 $57.78 – $1,288.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $799.40 $103.19 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $799.40 $413.03 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $906.04 $84.77 – $1,359.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $909.17 $50.46 – $1,288.00

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