Exercise tst brncspsm w/ecg 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

$1,007.62

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.

$1,007.62

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.

$70.53 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,007.62 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $70.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $70.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $70.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $70.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $70.53 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $136.03 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $136.03 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $141.07 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $177.34 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $200.52 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $209.58 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $214.62 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $214.62 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $246.87 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $251.91 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $252.91 ↓ -75%
BCBS BluePremier $257.31 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $259.97 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $266.01 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $266.01 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $297.25 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $297.25 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $297.25 ↓ -70%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $340.58 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $375.84 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $403.05 ↓ -60%
Humana COMM $422.00 ↓ -58%
BCBS Traditional $447.38 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $453.43 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $453.43 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $503.81 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98 ↓ -47%
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98 ↓ -47%
Aetna ASA $531.02 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $554.19 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $554.19 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $554.19 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $554.19 ↓ -45%
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO $583.31 ↓ -42%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $584.42 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $604.57 ↓ -40%
Jostens WCOMP $705.33 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $705.33 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $705.33 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $705.33 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $735.56 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $755.72 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $755.72 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $806.10 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $806.10 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $806.10 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $856.48 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,007.62 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,007.62 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,007.62 ↑ +0%

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