X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral 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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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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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.

$69.44 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,407.18 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 $69.44
United STARPerinate $70.50
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $70.50
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $70.50
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $70.50
United CHIP $70.50
Amerigroup MGMCD $70.50
Amerigroup CHIP $70.50
United STAR $70.50
United STARKids $70.50
United STARPLUS $70.50
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $74.03
Aetna Better Health CHIP $76.14
Aetna Better Health MCD $76.14
Molina CHIP $77.55
Molina STAR+PLUS $77.55
Molina STARKIDS $77.55
Molina MCDSTAR $77.55
Humana MGMCD $88.13
Superior Health Plan STARKids $98.50
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $98.50
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $98.50
Superior Health Plan CHIP $98.50
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $98.50
Aetna NewBusiness $127.49
Aetna COMM $136.19
Aetna Meritain $136.19
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Aetna OON $161.18
Cigna IFP $189.97
Cigna QHP $197.01
Cigna LocalPlus $214.11
Cigna NewBusiness $214.32
Cigna HMO $239.14
Cigna NetworkBenefit $239.14
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $239.14
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
United OptionsPPO $257.51
Unicare CHIP $267.36
Cigna AllOther $302.66
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $344.76
Evry Health COMM $363.05
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $475.63
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
BCBS PPO $502.12
Curative Administrators COMM $562.87
BCBS Traditional $582.57
City of McKinney COMM $633.23
United GlobalBenefitPlan $633.23
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $633.23
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $703.59
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $703.59
Aetna ASA $710.63
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $773.95
Aetna WCOMP $773.95
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $773.95
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $773.95
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $806.31
Averde Health, Inc PPO $816.16
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $985.03
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $985.03
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $999.10
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,055.38
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,055.38
USA Managed Care COMM $1,125.74
USC Health Services COMM $1,125.74
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,196.10
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,266.46
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,407.18
Unicare MCD $1,407.18
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,407.18

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X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral spine 2-3 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $464.96 $70.50 – $581.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $242.35 $49.88 – $363.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $453.73 $70.50 – $567.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $464.96 $70.50 – $581.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $242.35 $75.44 – $363.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $242.35 $70.50 – $363.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $453.73 $70.50 – $680.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $464.96 $70.50 – $581.20

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