X-ray cervical spine 4-5 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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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.

$52.99 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,058.52 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 $52.99
United STARPerinate $53.80
United STARPLUS $53.80
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $53.80
United STARKids $53.80
United STAR $53.80
Amerigroup CHIP $53.80
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.80
United CHIP $53.80
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $53.80
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $53.80
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $56.49
Aetna Better Health CHIP $58.10
Aetna Better Health MCD $58.10
Molina STAR+PLUS $59.18
Molina STARKIDS $59.18
Molina MCDSTAR $59.18
Molina CHIP $59.18
Humana MGMCD $67.25
Aetna NewBusiness $92.61
Aetna COMM $98.93
Aetna Meritain $98.93
Aetna OON $117.08
Superior Health Plan CHIP $144.10
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $144.10
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $144.10
Superior Health Plan STARKids $144.10
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $144.10
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Cigna LocalPlus $155.99
Cigna NewBusiness $156.14
Cigna NetworkBenefit $174.23
Cigna HMO $174.23
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $174.23
Cigna AllOther $220.51
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Cigna IFP $277.90
Cigna QHP $288.19
United OptionsPPO $376.71
Unicare CHIP $391.12
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
BCBS PPO $502.12
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $504.34
Evry Health COMM $531.10
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $695.78
Curative Administrators COMM $823.41
BCBS Traditional $852.23
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $926.33
United GlobalBenefitPlan $926.33
City of McKinney COMM $926.33
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,029.26
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1,029.26
Aetna ASA $1,039.55
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,132.19
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,132.19
Aetna WCOMP $1,132.19
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,132.19
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,179.53
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,193.94
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,440.96
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,440.96
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,461.55
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,543.89
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,543.89
USC Health Services COMM $1,646.82
USA Managed Care COMM $1,646.82
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,749.74
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,852.67
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,058.52
Unicare MCD $2,058.52
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,058.52

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X-ray cervical spine 4-5 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $942.59 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $453.04 $53.80 – $566.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $499.47 $102.81 – $749.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $606.65 $53.80 – $758.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $453.04 $53.80 – $566.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $499.47 $57.57 – $749.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $499.47 $53.80 – $749.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $606.65 $53.80 – $909.98

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