CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear w/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

$7,662.58

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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$7,662.58

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.

$172.43 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $7,662.58 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $172.43 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $175.06 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $175.06 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $175.06 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $175.06 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $175.06 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $175.06 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $175.06 ↓ -98%
United STAR $175.06 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $218.82 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $229.60 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $229.60 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $246.00 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -96%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $536.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $536.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $536.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $536.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $536.38 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -90%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↓ -90%
Humana COMM $830.19 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,034.45 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,072.76 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,348.61 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $1,915.64 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,589.95 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $3,402.19 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,448.16 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $3,448.16 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,831.29 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $4,038.18 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,214.42 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $4,214.42 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,214.42 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,214.42 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,444.30 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $4,597.55 ↓ -40%
Jostens WCOMP $5,363.81 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,363.81 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,363.81 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $5,593.68 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,746.94 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,746.94 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,130.06 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $6,130.06 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $6,130.06 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,513.19 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $7,662.58 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,662.58 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,662.58 ↑ +0%

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CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $3,714.15 $849.15 – $849.15
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,543.83 $236.02 – $2,315.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,988.25 $167.39 – $2,485.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,543.83 $167.39 – $2,062.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,543.83 $167.39 – $2,315.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,543.83 $175.06 – $2,315.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,988.25 $167.39 – $2,982.38

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