X-ray exam of perineum at MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL

317 E OVILLA RD, RED OAK, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1134172406

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 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.

$154.52 with United vs $984.88 with BCBS — 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
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Cigna LocalPlus $201.95
Cigna NewBusiness $202.16
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $225.57
Cigna NetworkBenefit $225.57
Cigna HMO $225.57
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $229.97
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $233.47
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $233.47
United STAR $233.47
United STARKids $233.47
United STARPLUS $233.47
United STARPerinate $233.47
Amerigroup CHIP $233.47
Amerigroup MGMCD $233.47
United CHIP $233.47
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $233.47
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $245.14
Aetna Better Health MCD $252.15
Aetna Better Health CHIP $252.15
Molina CHIP $256.82
Molina MCDSTAR $256.82
Molina STAR+PLUS $256.82
Molina STARKIDS $256.82
Humana COMM $269.57
BCBS BluePremier $274.47
Cigna AllOther $285.48
Humana MGMCD $291.84
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $302.15
BCBS MyBlueHealth $302.15
Aetna QHPHIX $382.39
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Aetna NewBusiness $524.29
Aetna Meritain $561.63
Aetna COMM $561.63
Aetna OON $658.72
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $897.23
BCBS BlueEssentials $897.23
BCBS EPOSOA $941.05
BCBS PPO $984.88

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X-ray exam of perineum at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $603.14 $124.15 – $904.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $633.30 $227.71 – $791.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $603.14 $227.71 – $904.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $603.14 $233.47 – $904.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $633.30 $227.71 – $949.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $603.14 $227.71 – $753.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $603.14 $227.71 – $904.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $633.30 $227.71 – $949.95

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