Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation 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

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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.

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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.

$47.50 with Superior Health Plan vs $678.63 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 STARPLUS $47.50
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $47.50
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $47.50
Superior Health Plan CHIP $47.50
Superior Health Plan STARKids $47.50
Aetna QHPHIX $91.62
Cigna IFP $91.62
Cigna QHP $95.01
United OptionsPPO $119.44
Aetna NewBusiness $135.05
Oscar HIX $141.16
Aetna Meritain $144.55
Aetna COMM $144.55
Unicare CHIP $169.66
Aetna OON $170.34
Humana COMM $182.85
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $229.38
BCBS BluePremier $257.31
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83
BCBS Traditional $301.31
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $305.38
City of McKinney COMM $305.38
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $339.31
Aetna ASA $357.64
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $373.25
Aetna WCOMP $373.25
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $373.25
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $373.25
Averde Health, Inc PPO $393.61
USC Health Services COMM $407.18
Jostens WCOMP $475.04
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $475.04
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $475.04
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $475.04
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $495.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $508.97
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $508.97
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98
USA Managed Care COMM $542.90
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $542.90
Randalls Food Market PPO $542.90
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14
Galaxy Health Network PPO $576.84
BCBS PPO $583.31
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $678.63
Independent Medical Systems COMM $678.63
Unicare MCD $678.63

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Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $572.01 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $226.54 $64.19 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $216.95 $44.66 – $325.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $202.10 $40.42 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $226.54 $60.41 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $216.95 $69.64 – $325.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $216.95 $112.09 – $3,235.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $202.10 $67.37 – $316.45

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