Ghs moderate sedation, > 5 yr, 30 min, other 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

$321.76

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.

$321.76

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.

$22.52 with Superior Health Plan vs $540.25 with Humana — 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 STARKids $22.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $22.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $22.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $22.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $22.52 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $43.44 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $43.44 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $45.05 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $56.63 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $61.13 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $64.03 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $66.93 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $68.53 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $68.53 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $78.83 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $80.44 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $80.76 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $83.01 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $84.94 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $84.94 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $94.92 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $94.92 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $94.92 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $108.75 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $120.02 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $128.70 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $142.86 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $144.79 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $144.79 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $160.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $169.57 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $176.97 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $176.97 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $176.97 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $176.97 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $186.62 ↓ -42%
BCBS BluePremier $190.52 ↓ -41%
USC Health Services COMM $193.06 ↓ -40%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $222.01 ↓ -31%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $222.01 ↓ -31%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $225.23 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $225.23 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $225.23 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $225.23 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $234.88 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $241.32 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $241.32 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $257.41 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $257.41 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $257.41 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $273.50 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $321.76 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $321.76 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $321.76 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueEssentials $393.16 ↑ +22%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $393.16 ↑ +22%
BCBS EPOSOA $412.53 ↑ +28%
BCBS PPO $431.91 ↑ +34%
Humana COMM $540.25 ↑ +68%

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Ghs moderate sedation, > 5 yr, 30 min, other at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,290.89 $310.81 – $310.81
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $170.15 $48.21 – $247.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $123.30 $25.38 – $184.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $127.39 $25.48 – $243.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $170.15 $45.37 – $241.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $123.30 $39.58 – $297.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $123.30 $63.70 – $184.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $127.39 $42.46 – $243.80

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