Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL

7218 Crawford Rd, Argyle, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1306897277

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

$2,449.76

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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.

$2,449.76

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.

$85.90 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,449.76 with Unicare — 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 $85.90 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $87.21 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $87.21 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $87.21 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $87.21 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $87.21 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $87.21 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $87.21 ↓ -96%
United STAR $87.21 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $87.21 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $87.21 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $91.57 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $94.19 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $94.19 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $95.93 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $95.93 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $95.93 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $95.93 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $101.17 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $109.01 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $137.86 ↓ -94%
Aetna NewBusiness $138.72 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $148.60 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $148.60 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $171.48 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $171.48 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $171.48 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $171.48 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $171.48 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $174.28 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $233.44 ↓ -90%
Cigna NewBusiness $233.67 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -90%
Humana COMM $251.90 ↓ -90%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $260.74 ↓ -89%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $260.74 ↓ -89%
Cigna HMO $260.74 ↓ -89%
Cigna AllOther $329.99 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $330.72 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $342.97 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $431.16 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -82%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -81%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $600.19 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $612.44 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $632.04 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $828.02 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $979.90 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,087.69 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,102.39 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,102.39 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,224.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,291.02 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,347.37 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,347.37 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,347.37 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,347.37 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,420.86 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,469.86 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,714.83 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,714.83 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,714.83 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,714.83 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,788.32 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,837.32 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,837.32 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,959.81 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,959.81 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,959.81 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,082.30 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,449.76 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,449.76 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,449.76 ↑ +0%

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,242.44 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $629.42 $87.21 – $786.77
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $671.72 $87.21 – $1,007.59
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