Ghs flow volume loop 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

$275.18

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.

$275.18

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.

$19.26 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,354.08 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $19.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $19.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $19.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $19.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $19.26 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $37.15 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $37.15 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $38.53 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $48.43 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $54.76 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $57.24 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $58.61 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $58.61 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $67.42 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $68.80 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $69.07 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $71.00 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $72.65 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $72.65 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $81.18 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $81.18 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $81.18 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $93.01 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $102.64 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $110.07 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $122.18 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $123.83 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $123.83 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $137.59 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $145.02 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $151.35 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $151.35 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $151.35 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $151.35 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $159.60 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $165.11 ↓ -40%
Humana COMM $171.19 ↓ -38%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $192.63 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $192.63 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $192.63 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $192.63 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $200.88 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $206.38 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $206.38 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $220.14 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $220.14 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $220.14 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $233.90 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $275.18 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $275.18 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $275.18 ↑ +0%
BCBS BluePremier $597.32 ↑ +117%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $696.02 ↑ +153%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $696.02 ↑ +153%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,232.60 ↑ +348%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,232.60 ↑ +348%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,293.34 ↑ +370%
BCBS PPO $1,354.08 ↑ +392%

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Ghs flow volume loop at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $352.30 $99.82 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $404.04 $83.16 – $777.56
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $404.04 $129.70 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $404.04 $208.75 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $389.88 $129.96 – $777.56
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