Devel tst phys/qhp 1st hr 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

$1,185.94

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.

$1,185.94

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.

$66.62 with Superior Health Plan vs $951.73 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $66.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $66.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $66.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $66.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $66.62 ↓ -94%
Cigna IFP $128.48 ↓ -89%
Aetna QHPHIX $128.48 ↓ -89%
Cigna QHP $133.24 ↓ -89%
United OptionsPPO $167.50 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $189.39 ↓ -84%
Oscar HIX $197.96 ↓ -83%
Aetna Meritain $202.72 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMM $202.72 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $233.17 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $237.93 ↓ -80%
Aetna OON $238.88 ↓ -80%
Evry Health COMM $245.55 ↓ -79%
Cigna LocalPlus $251.26 ↓ -79%
Cigna NewBusiness $251.26 ↓ -79%
Cigna HMO $280.76 ↓ -76%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $280.76 ↓ -76%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $280.76 ↓ -76%
Humana COMM $294.94 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $321.68 ↓ -73%
BCBS BluePremier $326.51 ↓ -72%
Cigna AllOther $355.00 ↓ -70%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $380.46 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $380.46 ↓ -68%
Curative Administrators COMM $380.69 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $422.57 ↓ -64%
City of McKinney COMM $428.28 ↓ -64%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $428.28 ↓ -64%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $475.87 ↓ -60%
Aetna ASA $501.56 ↓ -58%
Aetna WCOMP $523.45 ↓ -56%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $523.45 ↓ -56%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $523.45 ↓ -56%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $523.45 ↓ -56%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $552.00 ↓ -53%
USC Health Services COMM $571.04 ↓ -52%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $666.21 ↓ -44%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $666.21 ↓ -44%
Jostens WCOMP $666.21 ↓ -44%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $666.21 ↓ -44%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $673.76 ↓ -43%
BCBS BlueEssentials $673.76 ↓ -43%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $694.76 ↓ -41%
BCBS EPOSOA $706.97 ↓ -40%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $713.80 ↓ -40%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $713.80 ↓ -40%
BCBS PPO $740.17 ↓ -38%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $761.38 ↓ -36%
Randalls Food Market PPO $761.38 ↓ -36%
USA Managed Care COMM $761.38 ↓ -36%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $808.97 ↓ -32%
Unicare MCD $951.73 ↓ -20%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $951.73 ↓ -20%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $951.73 ↓ -20%

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Devel tst phys/qhp 1st hr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $105.91 $21.80 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $79.98 $16.00 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $105.91 $34.00 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $105.91 $54.72 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $79.98 $26.66 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $105.91 $21.18 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $105.91 $26.48 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $79.98 $14.66 – $417.82

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