Decalcification 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

$299.69

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.

$299.69

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.

$8.72 with United vs $299.69 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
United SmallGroup $8.72 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $8.72 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8.72 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $11.09 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $15.27 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $15.77 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $15.77 ↓ -95%
Aetna Meritain $16.27 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $16.27 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $19.01 ↓ -94%
Aetna OON $19.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $20.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $20.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $20.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $20.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $20.98 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $22.25 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $22.25 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $23.34 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $24.42 ↓ -92%
Cigna LocalPlus $32.01 ↓ -89%
Cigna NewBusiness $32.04 ↓ -89%
Cigna HMO $35.75 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $35.75 ↓ -88%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $35.75 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $40.46 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $41.96 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $45.25 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $52.75 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $56.94 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $62.34 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $73.42 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $74.92 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $77.32 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $78.56 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $101.30 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $133.06 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $134.86 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $134.86 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $149.84 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $157.94 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $164.83 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $164.83 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $164.83 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $164.83 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $173.82 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $179.81 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $209.78 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $209.78 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $209.78 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $209.78 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $218.77 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $224.77 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $224.77 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $239.75 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $239.75 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $239.75 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $254.74 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $299.69 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $299.69 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $299.69 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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