Mr spectroscopy 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

$9,933.65

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.

$9,933.65

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.

$182.03 with United vs $9,933.65 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $469.07 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $469.07 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $502.58 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $521.48 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $521.48 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $695.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $695.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $695.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $695.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $695.36 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,341.04 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,390.71 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,448.17 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,448.17 ↓ -85%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,518.90 ↓ -85%
Humana COMM $1,528.05 ↓ -85%
BCBS PPO $1,589.64 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,748.32 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $2,483.41 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,357.57 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $4,410.54 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $4,470.14 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,470.14 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,966.82 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $5,235.03 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $5,463.51 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $5,463.51 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $5,463.51 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $5,463.51 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,761.52 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $5,960.19 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,953.56 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $6,953.56 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,953.56 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $7,251.56 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,450.24 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $7,450.24 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $7,946.92 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $7,946.92 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $7,946.92 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $8,443.60 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $9,933.65 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $9,933.65 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,933.65 ↑ +0%

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