CT scan for therapy guide 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.

$48.78 with Superior Health Plan vs $696.84 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 STARKids $48.78
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $48.78
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $48.78
Superior Health Plan CHIP $48.78
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $48.78
Cigna IFP $94.07
Aetna QHPHIX $94.07
BCBS BluePremier $94.86
Cigna QHP $97.56
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $101.03
BCBS MyBlueHealth $101.03
United OptionsPPO $122.64
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $132.40
Aetna NewBusiness $138.67
Aetna Meritain $148.43
Aetna COMM $148.43
Unicare CHIP $174.21
Aetna OON $174.91
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $235.53
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $300.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $300.00
BCBS Traditional $309.40
City of McKinney COMM $313.58
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $313.58
BCBS EPOSOA $314.65
BCBS PPO $329.30
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $348.42
Aetna ASA $367.23
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $383.26
Aetna WCOMP $383.26
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $383.26
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $383.26
Averde Health, Inc PPO $404.17
USC Health Services COMM $418.10
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $487.79
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $487.79
Jostens WCOMP $487.79
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $508.69
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $522.63
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $522.63
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $557.47
Randalls Food Market PPO $557.47
USA Managed Care COMM $557.47
Galaxy Health Network PPO $592.31
Unicare MCD $696.84
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $696.84
Independent Medical Systems COMM $696.84

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CT scan for therapy guide at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $656.13 $154.24 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,391.04 $259.12 – $2,086.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $694.60 $138.92 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $656.13 $174.97 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,391.04 $315.42 – $2,086.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,391.04 $718.70 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $694.60 $231.53 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $656.13 $154.24 – $1,841.00

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