X-ray exam entire spi 4/5 vw 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.

$78.34 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,968.34 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $78.34
United STARPerinate $79.53
United STARPLUS $79.53
United STAR $79.53
United STARKids $79.53
United CHIP $79.53
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $79.53
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $79.53
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $79.53
Amerigroup MGMCD $79.53
Amerigroup CHIP $79.53
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $80.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $80.97
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $83.51
Aetna Better Health CHIP $85.89
Aetna Better Health MCD $85.89
Molina STARKIDS $87.48
Molina CHIP $87.48
Molina MCDSTAR $87.48
Molina STAR+PLUS $87.48
Humana MGMCD $99.41
Superior Health Plan CHIP $137.78
Superior Health Plan STARKids $137.78
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $137.78
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $137.78
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $137.78
Aetna NewBusiness $142.21
Aetna Meritain $151.90
Aetna COMM $151.90
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Aetna OON $179.78
Cigna LocalPlus $239.90
Cigna NewBusiness $240.14
BCBS BlueEssentials $241.13
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $241.13
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
BCBS EPOSOA $252.95
BCBS PPO $264.77
Cigna IFP $265.73
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $267.95
Cigna NetworkBenefit $267.95
Cigna HMO $267.95
Cigna QHP $275.57
Cigna AllOther $339.12
United OptionsPPO $360.21
Unicare CHIP $373.98
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $482.24
Evry Health COMM $507.83
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $665.30
Curative Administrators COMM $787.34
BCBS Traditional $814.89
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $885.75
City of McKinney COMM $885.75
United GlobalBenefitPlan $885.75
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $984.17
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $984.17
Aetna ASA $994.01
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,082.59
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,082.59
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,082.59
Aetna WCOMP $1,082.59
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,127.86
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,141.64
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,377.84
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,377.84
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,397.52
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,476.26
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,476.26
USC Health Services COMM $1,574.67
USA Managed Care COMM $1,574.67
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,673.09
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,771.51
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,968.34
Unicare MCD $1,968.34
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,968.34

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X-ray exam entire spi 4/5 vw at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $539.81 $79.53 – $674.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $560.57 $115.38 – $840.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $560.57 $79.53 – $700.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $539.81 $79.53 – $674.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $560.57 $85.10 – $840.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $560.57 $79.53 – $840.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $560.57 $79.53 – $840.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $539.81 $79.53 – $674.76

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