CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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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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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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.

$203.39 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $9,046.92 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $203.39
United STAR $206.49
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $206.49
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $206.49
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $206.49
Amerigroup MGMCD $206.49
Amerigroup CHIP $206.49
United STARPerinate $206.49
United CHIP $206.49
United STARPLUS $206.49
United STARKids $206.49
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $216.81
Aetna Better Health CHIP $223.01
Aetna Better Health MCD $223.01
Molina CHIP $227.14
Molina MCDSTAR $227.14
Molina STAR+PLUS $227.14
Molina STARKIDS $227.14
Humana MGMCD $258.11
United SmallGroup $341.20
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13
BCBS BluePremier $515.50
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $633.28
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $633.28
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $633.28
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $633.28
Superior Health Plan STARKids $633.28
Humana COMM $660.67
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna OON $1,006.00
Cigna IFP $1,221.33
Cigna QHP $1,266.57
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
United OptionsPPO $1,592.26
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
Unicare CHIP $2,261.73
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,057.86
BCBS Traditional $4,016.83
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,071.11
City of McKinney COMM $4,071.11
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,523.46
Aetna ASA $4,767.73
Aetna WCOMP $4,975.81
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,975.81
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,975.81
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,975.81
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,247.21
USC Health Services COMM $5,428.15
Jostens WCOMP $6,332.84
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,332.84
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,332.84
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,604.25
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,785.19
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,785.19
Randalls Food Market PPO $7,237.54
USA Managed Care COMM $7,237.54
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $7,237.54
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,689.88
Unicare MCD $9,046.92
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,046.92
Independent Medical Systems COMM $9,046.92

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CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,549.97 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,394.81 $206.49 – $2,993.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,824.46 $375.53 – $2,736.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,067.90 $206.49 – $2,584.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,394.81 $206.49 – $2,993.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,824.46 $220.94 – $2,736.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,824.46 $206.49 – $2,736.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,067.90 $206.49 – $3,101.85

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