Bld prd mix 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

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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.

$42.91 with Aetna vs $1,014.29 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
Aetna QHPHIX $42.91
Aetna NewBusiness $59.10
Aetna Meritain $62.95
Aetna COMM $62.95
Superior Health Plan STARKids $71.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $71.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $71.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $71.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $71.00
Aetna OON $74.08
Cigna LocalPlus $121.37
Cigna NewBusiness $121.49
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $135.56
Cigna NetworkBenefit $135.56
Cigna HMO $135.56
Cigna IFP $136.93
Cigna QHP $142.00
United SmallGroup $149.16
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16
Cigna AllOther $171.57
United OptionsPPO $178.52
Oscar HIX $210.97
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $248.50
BCBS MyBlueHealth $251.13
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $251.13
Unicare CHIP $253.57
Evry Health COMM $261.69
Humana COMM $291.72
BCBS BluePremier $302.78
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $342.83
BCBS BlueEssentials $354.45
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $354.45
BCBS EPOSOA $371.66
BCBS PPO $388.88
BCBS Traditional $450.34
City of McKinney COMM $456.43
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $456.43
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $507.14
Aetna ASA $534.53
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $557.86
Aetna WCOMP $557.86
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $557.86
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $557.86
Averde Health, Inc PPO $588.29
USC Health Services COMM $608.57
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $710.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $710.00
Jostens WCOMP $710.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $710.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $740.43
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $760.72
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $760.72
Randalls Food Market PPO $811.43
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $811.43
USA Managed Care COMM $811.43
Galaxy Health Network PPO $862.15
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,014.29
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,014.29
Unicare MCD $1,014.29
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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