MRA without fol w/cont, lwr ext 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.

$469.68 with BCBS vs $8,509.96 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
BCBS BluePremier $469.68
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $500.22
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $588.84
Superior Health Plan STARKids $588.84
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $588.84
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $588.84
Superior Health Plan CHIP $588.84
United SmallGroup $616.10
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Aetna QHPHIX $1,135.63
Cigna IFP $1,135.63
Cigna QHP $1,177.69
United OptionsPPO $1,480.52
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
Aetna NewBusiness $1,674.00
Aetna Meritain $1,791.77
Aetna COMM $1,791.77
Aetna OON $2,111.43
Unicare CHIP $2,127.49
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,843.28
BCBS Traditional $3,734.96
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,829.48
City of McKinney COMM $3,829.48
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,254.98
Aetna ASA $4,433.16
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,680.48
Aetna WCOMP $4,680.48
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,680.48
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,680.48
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,935.78
USC Health Services COMM $5,105.98
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,956.97
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,956.97
Jostens WCOMP $5,956.97
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,140.81
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,309.05
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,382.47
USA Managed Care COMM $6,807.97
Randalls Food Market PPO $6,807.97
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $6,807.97
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,233.47
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,509.96
Unicare MCD $8,509.96
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,509.96

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