Echocardiography doppler color flow mapping 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

$2,908.54

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.

$2,908.54

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.

$52.72 with BCBS vs $2,908.54 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
BCBS BluePremier $52.72 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $61.44 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $61.44 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $108.80 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $108.80 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $114.16 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $119.52 ↓ -96%
Humana COMM $154.59 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $203.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $203.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $203.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $203.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $203.60 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $392.65 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $392.65 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $407.20 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $511.90 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $552.62 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $578.80 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $604.98 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $619.52 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $619.52 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $712.59 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $727.13 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $730.04 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $750.40 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $767.85 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $767.85 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $858.02 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $858.02 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $858.02 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $983.09 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $1,084.89 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,163.42 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,291.39 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,308.84 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,308.84 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,454.27 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,532.80 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,599.70 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,599.70 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,599.70 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,599.70 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,686.95 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,745.12 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,035.98 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,035.98 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $2,035.98 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,035.98 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,123.23 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,181.41 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,181.41 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,326.83 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $2,326.83 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,326.83 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,472.26 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,908.54 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,908.54 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,908.54 ↑ +0%

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Echocardiography doppler color flow mapping at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $649.89 $86.01 – $86.01
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $702.59 $68.58 – $995.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $640.45 $67.47 – $960.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $745.70 $67.47 – $932.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $702.59 $52.28 – $995.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $640.45 $82.43 – $960.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $640.45 $330.90 – $960.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $745.70 $67.47 – $1,118.56

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