Design mlc device for imrt 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

$1,081.25

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.

$1,081.25

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.

$145.97 with Cigna vs $1,445.84 with BCBS — 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
Cigna IFP $145.97 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $151.38 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $190.30 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $224.90 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $264.91 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $270.31 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $278.96 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $335.08 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $365.46 ↓ -66%
Aetna QHPHIX $410.80 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $432.50 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $480.07 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $486.56 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $486.56 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $540.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna NewBusiness $563.25 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $569.82 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $594.69 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $594.69 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $594.69 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $594.69 ↓ -45%
Aetna Meritain $603.37 ↓ -44%
Aetna COMM $603.37 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $627.13 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $648.75 ↓ -40%
Aetna OON $707.67 ↓ -35%
BCBS BluePremier $727.12 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $756.88 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $756.88 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $756.88 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $756.88 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $789.31 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $810.94 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $810.94 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $865.00 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $865.00 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $865.00 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $919.06 ↓ -15%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $978.81 ↓ -9%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $978.81 ↓ -9%
Unicare MCD $1,081.25 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,081.25 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,081.25 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,314.40 ↑ +22%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,314.40 ↑ +22%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,381.52 ↑ +28%
BCBS PPO $1,445.84 ↑ +34%

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Design mlc device for imrt at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,980.92 $357.33 – $2,476.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,981.28 $407.81 – $2,971.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,677.86 $335.57 – $2,097.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,980.92 $268.47 – $2,476.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,981.28 $357.33 – $2,971.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,981.28 $915.33 – $2,971.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,677.86 $357.33 – $2,516.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,980.92 $357.33 – $2,476.16

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