Brach/thor cath addl 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.

$948.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $15,737.61 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 CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Humana COMM $1,367.29
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,628.00
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Cigna IFP $2,114.35
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Cigna QHP $2,192.66
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
United OptionsPPO $2,756.48
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $2,990.15
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,868.47
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,868.47
Unicare CHIP $3,934.40
Cigna NewBusiness $4,154.73
Cigna LocalPlus $4,154.73
Aetna OON $4,332.00
BCBS BluePremier $4,573.26
Cigna NetworkBenefit $4,642.59
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $4,642.59
Cigna HMO $4,642.59
BCBS BlueEssentials $4,996.13
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $4,996.13
BCBS EPOSOA $5,246.72
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5,293.70
BCBS PPO $5,481.64
Cigna AllOther $5,870.13
BCBS Traditional $6,953.86
City of McKinney COMM $7,081.92
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $7,868.81
Aetna ASA $8,253.79
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $8,655.69
Aetna WCOMP $8,655.69
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $8,655.69
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $8,655.69
Averde Health, Inc PPO $9,127.81
USC Health Services COMM $9,442.57
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $10,963.29
Jostens WCOMP $11,016.33
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $11,016.33
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $11,016.33
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $11,433.14
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $11,746.38
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $11,803.21
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $12,590.09
USA Managed Care COMM $12,590.09
Galaxy Health Network PPO $13,376.97
Unicare MCD $15,737.61
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $15,737.61
Independent Medical Systems COMM $15,737.61
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,482.14 $419.94 – $2,099.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $409.07 $71.00 – $613.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $401.07 $71.00 – $501.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,482.14 $395.24 – $2,099.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $409.07 $85.00 – $613.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $409.07 $211.35 – $613.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $401.07 $71.00 – $601.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,482.14 $395.24 – $2,099.70

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