X-ray ankle 2 views (both sides) 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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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.

$31.92 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,473.04 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $31.92
Amerigroup MGMCD $32.41
United STARPerinate $32.41
Amerigroup CHIP $32.41
United STARPLUS $32.41
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $32.41
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $32.41
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $32.41
United CHIP $32.41
United STAR $32.41
United STARKids $32.41
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $34.03
Aetna Better Health MCD $35.00
Aetna Better Health CHIP $35.00
Molina MCDSTAR $35.65
Molina STAR+PLUS $35.65
Molina CHIP $35.65
Molina STARKIDS $35.65
Humana MGMCD $40.51
Aetna NewBusiness $56.21
Aetna COMM $60.05
Aetna Meritain $60.05
Aetna OON $71.07
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
Cigna LocalPlus $95.30
Cigna NewBusiness $95.40
Superior Health Plan CHIP $103.11
Superior Health Plan STARKids $103.11
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $103.11
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $103.11
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $103.11
Cigna HMO $106.44
Cigna NetworkBenefit $106.44
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $106.44
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34
Cigna AllOther $134.72
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Cigna IFP $198.86
Cigna QHP $206.23
United OptionsPPO $269.57
Unicare CHIP $279.88
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59
BCBS PPO $357.55
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $360.89
Evry Health COMM $380.04
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $497.89
Curative Administrators COMM $589.22
BCBS Traditional $609.84
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $662.87
United GlobalBenefitPlan $662.87
City of McKinney COMM $662.87
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $736.52
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $736.52
Aetna ASA $743.89
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $810.17
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $810.17
Aetna WCOMP $810.17
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $810.17
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $844.05
Averde Health, Inc PPO $854.36
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,031.13
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,031.13
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,045.86
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,104.78
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,104.78
USC Health Services COMM $1,178.43
USA Managed Care COMM $1,178.43
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,252.08
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,325.74
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,473.04
Unicare MCD $1,473.04
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,473.04

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X-ray ankle 2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $479.22 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $217.55 $32.41 – $271.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $287.83 $59.24 – $431.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $302.50 $32.41 – $378.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $217.55 $32.41 – $271.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $287.83 $34.68 – $431.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $287.83 $32.41 – $431.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $302.50 $32.41 – $453.75

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