X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$1,136.85

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.

$1,136.85

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.

$79.58 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,136.85 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $79.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $79.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $79.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $79.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $79.58 ↓ -93%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $137.25 ↓ -88%
United STARPLUS $139.34 ↓ -88%
United STARKids $139.34 ↓ -88%
United STAR $139.34 ↓ -88%
United CHIP $139.34 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MGMCD $139.34 ↓ -88%
United STARPerinate $139.34 ↓ -88%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $139.34 ↓ -88%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $139.34 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup CHIP $139.34 ↓ -88%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $139.34 ↓ -88%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $146.31 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health MCD $150.49 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $150.49 ↓ -87%
Molina MCDSTAR $153.27 ↓ -87%
Molina STARKIDS $153.27 ↓ -87%
Molina STAR+PLUS $153.27 ↓ -87%
Molina CHIP $153.27 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $153.47 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $159.16 ↓ -86%
Humana MGMCD $174.18 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $208.04 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $216.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $235.21 ↓ -79%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $249.64 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $249.64 ↓ -78%
Aetna Meritain $251.24 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMM $251.24 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $278.53 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $293.31 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $297.35 ↓ -74%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -70%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $384.26 ↓ -66%
Cigna LocalPlus $384.53 ↓ -66%
Cigna NewBusiness $384.92 ↓ -66%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -65%
Cigna HMO $429.50 ↓ -62%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $429.50 ↓ -62%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $429.50 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $454.74 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $470.66 ↓ -59%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $511.58 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $511.58 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $511.58 ↓ -55%
Cigna AllOther $543.58 ↓ -52%
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $568.42 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $568.42 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $574.11 ↓ -49%
Aetna WCOMP $625.27 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $625.27 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $625.27 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $625.27 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $651.42 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $659.37 ↓ -42%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $743.46 ↓ -35%
BCBS BlueEssentials $743.46 ↓ -35%
BCBS EPOSOA $779.90 ↓ -31%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $795.79 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $795.79 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $807.16 ↓ -29%
BCBS PPO $816.35 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $852.64 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $852.64 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $909.48 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $909.48 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $966.32 ↓ -15%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,023.16 ↓ -10%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,136.85 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,136.85 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,136.85 ↑ +0%

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