Cygnus, per sq cm 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.

$209.78 with United vs $14,725.00 with Unicare — 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
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $209.78
United SmallGroup $209.78
United AllPayerAppendix $209.78
Cigna LocalPlus $251.42
Cigna NewBusiness $251.67
Cigna NetworkBenefit $280.88
Cigna HMO $280.88
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $280.88
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $330.19
Superior Health Plan CHIP $330.19
Superior Health Plan STARKids $330.19
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $330.19
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $330.19
Cigna AllOther $355.34
Humana Tricare $431.40
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $444.74
Cigna IFP $636.79
Aetna QHPHIX $636.79
Cigna QHP $660.38
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $754.55
BCBS MyBlueHealth $754.55
United OptionsPPO $830.19
Aetna NewBusiness $938.68
Aetna COMM $1,004.72
Aetna Meritain $1,004.72
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,104.49
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,104.49
BCBS EPOSOA $1,159.16
Aetna OON $1,183.97
BCBS PPO $1,213.84
BCBS BluePremier $1,272.89
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,594.35
BCBS Traditional $2,094.35
Aetna ASA $2,485.86
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,443.41
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,537.75
Unicare CHIP $3,681.25
City of McKinney COMM $6,626.25
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $7,362.50
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $8,098.75
Aetna WCOMP $8,098.75
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $8,098.75
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $8,098.75
Averde Health, Inc PPO $8,540.50
USC Health Services COMM $8,835.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $10,307.50
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $10,307.50
Jostens WCOMP $10,307.50
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $11,043.75
Randalls Food Market PPO $11,780.00
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $11,780.00
USA Managed Care COMM $11,780.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $12,516.25
Independent Medical Systems COMM $14,725.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $14,725.00
Unicare MCD $14,725.00

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $356.54 $50.38 – $268.77
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