CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast 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

$487.79

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$487.79

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.

$9.79 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,006.00 with Aetna — 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 MCDSTAR $9.79 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $9.79 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $9.79 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $9.79 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $9.79 ↓ -98%
Cigna IFP $18.88 ↓ -96%
Cigna QHP $19.58 ↓ -96%
United OptionsPPO $24.61 ↓ -95%
Unicare CHIP $34.96 ↓ -93%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $47.27 ↓ -90%
BCBS Traditional $62.09 ↓ -87%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $62.93 ↓ -87%
City of McKinney COMM $62.93 ↓ -87%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $69.92 ↓ -86%
Aetna ASA $73.70 ↓ -85%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $76.92 ↓ -84%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $76.92 ↓ -84%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $76.92 ↓ -84%
Aetna WCOMP $76.92 ↓ -84%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $81.11 ↓ -83%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -83%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -83%
USC Health Services COMM $83.91 ↓ -83%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $85.28 ↓ -83%
United STARPLUS $86.58 ↓ -82%
United CHIP $86.58 ↓ -82%
United STAR $86.58 ↓ -82%
United STARKids $86.58 ↓ -82%
United STARPerinate $86.58 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup CHIP $86.58 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58 ↓ -82%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $86.58 ↓ -82%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $86.58 ↓ -82%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $86.58 ↓ -82%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $90.91 ↓ -81%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $93.51 ↓ -81%
Aetna Better Health MCD $93.51 ↓ -81%
Molina STARKIDS $95.24 ↓ -80%
Molina MCDSTAR $95.24 ↓ -80%
Molina CHIP $95.24 ↓ -80%
Molina STAR+PLUS $95.24 ↓ -80%
Jostens WCOMP $97.89 ↓ -80%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $97.89 ↓ -80%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $97.89 ↓ -80%
BCBS BluePremier $98.17 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $102.09 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55 ↓ -79%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55 ↓ -79%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $104.89 ↓ -78%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $104.89 ↓ -78%
Humana MGMCD $108.22 ↓ -78%
USA Managed Care COMM $111.88 ↓ -77%
Randalls Food Market PPO $111.88 ↓ -77%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $111.88 ↓ -77%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $118.87 ↓ -76%
Unicare MCD $139.85 ↓ -71%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $139.85 ↓ -71%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $139.85 ↓ -71%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -63%
Humana COMM $298.89 ↓ -39%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46 ↓ -36%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46 ↓ -36%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -33%
BCBS PPO $340.79 ↓ -30%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↑ +20%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↑ +64%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↑ +75%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↑ +75%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↑ +106%

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CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $79.00 $47.40 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $217.63 $44.79 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $218.90 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $79.00 $61.88 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $217.63 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $217.63 $86.58 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $218.90 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $79.00 $61.88 – $1,841.00

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