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

$5,993.90

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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$5,993.90

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.

$103.18 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $5,993.90 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 $103.18 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $104.75 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $104.75 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $104.75 ↓ -98%
United STAR $104.75 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $104.75 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $115.23 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $115.23 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $130.94 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $141.22 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $141.22 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $151.31 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -96%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $419.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $419.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $419.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $419.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $419.57 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↓ -90%
Humana COMM $679.18 ↓ -89%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $809.18 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $839.15 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,054.93 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $1,498.47 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,025.94 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,661.29 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,697.26 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,697.26 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,996.95 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,158.79 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,296.64 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,296.64 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,296.64 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,296.64 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,476.46 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $3,596.34 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,195.73 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $4,195.73 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,195.73 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,375.55 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,495.43 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,495.43 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $4,795.12 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,795.12 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $4,795.12 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,094.81 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $5,993.90 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,993.90 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,993.90 ↑ +0%

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CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $3,348.14 $522.29 – $522.29
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,678.86 $99.77 – $2,098.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,466.86 $141.23 – $2,200.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,845.88 $99.77 – $2,307.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,678.86 $99.77 – $2,098.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,466.86 $99.77 – $2,200.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,466.86 $104.75 – $2,200.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,845.88 $99.77 – $2,768.81

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