X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views 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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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.

$39.16 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,069.98 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 $39.16
Amerigroup MGMCD $39.76
Amerigroup CHIP $39.76
United STARPerinate $39.76
United STARPLUS $39.76
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $39.76
United STAR $39.76
United CHIP $39.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $39.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $39.76
United STARKids $39.76
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $41.75
Aetna Better Health MCD $42.94
Aetna Better Health CHIP $42.94
Molina CHIP $43.74
Molina STAR+PLUS $43.74
Molina STARKIDS $43.74
Molina MCDSTAR $43.74
Humana MGMCD $49.70
Aetna NewBusiness $66.28
Aetna COMM $70.80
Aetna Meritain $70.80
Aetna OON $83.79
United SmallGroup $83.86
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34
Cigna LocalPlus $112.07
Cigna NewBusiness $112.18
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $125.17
Cigna NetworkBenefit $125.17
Cigna HMO $125.17
Superior Health Plan CHIP $144.90
Superior Health Plan STARKids $144.90
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $144.90
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $144.90
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $144.90
Cigna AllOther $158.42
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Cigna IFP $279.45
Cigna QHP $289.80
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59
BCBS PPO $357.55
United OptionsPPO $378.81
Unicare CHIP $393.30
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $507.15
Evry Health COMM $534.05
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $699.65
Curative Administrators COMM $827.99
BCBS Traditional $856.97
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $931.49
United GlobalBenefitPlan $931.49
City of McKinney COMM $931.49
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1,034.99
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,034.99
Aetna ASA $1,045.34
Aetna WCOMP $1,138.49
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,138.49
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,138.49
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,138.49
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,186.10
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,200.59
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,448.99
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,448.99
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,469.69
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,552.48
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,552.48
USA Managed Care COMM $1,655.98
USC Health Services COMM $1,655.98
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,759.48
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,862.98
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,069.98
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,069.98
Unicare MCD $2,069.98

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X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $735.88 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $325.79 $39.76 – $407.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $378.40 $77.89 – $567.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $418.55 $39.76 – $523.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $325.79 $39.76 – $407.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $378.40 $42.54 – $567.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $378.40 $39.76 – $567.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $418.55 $39.76 – $627.83

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