X-ray small intestine follow-through study 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

$3,406.80

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$3,406.80

Gross charge

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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.

$65.66 with BCBS vs $3,406.80 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $65.66 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $65.66 ↓ -98%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $81.29 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $82.53 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $82.53 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $82.53 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $82.53 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $82.53 ↓ -98%
United STAR $82.53 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $82.53 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $82.53 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $82.53 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $82.53 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $86.66 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $89.13 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $89.13 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $90.78 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $90.78 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $90.78 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $90.78 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $103.16 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $119.75 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $127.92 ↓ -96%
Aetna Meritain $127.92 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $151.39 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $195.55 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentials $195.55 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $205.14 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $214.73 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $238.48 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $238.48 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $238.48 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $238.48 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $238.48 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $459.92 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $476.95 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $623.44 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $647.29 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $647.29 ↓ -81%
Superior HMO $681.36 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $681.36 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $681.36 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $834.67 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $851.70 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $878.95 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $899.40 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $899.40 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,005.01 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,005.01 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $1,005.01 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,151.50 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $1,270.74 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,362.72 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,410.42 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $1,533.06 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,533.06 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,533.06 ↓ -55%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $1,703.40 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,703.40 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,720.43 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,873.74 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,873.74 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,873.74 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,873.74 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,952.10 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,975.94 ↓ -42%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,384.76 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,384.76 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,418.83 ↓ -29%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,555.10 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,555.10 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $2,725.44 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,725.44 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,895.78 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,066.12 ↓ -10%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,406.80 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $3,406.80 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,406.80 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,224.58 $89.56 – $1,836.86
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,224.58 $82.53 – $1,836.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,235.93 $82.53 – $1,853.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00

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