MRI chest w IV cont 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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$379.47 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $8,603.66 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $379.47
Amerigroup CHIP $385.25
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $385.25
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $385.25
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $385.25
United CHIP $385.25
United STAR $385.25
United STARKids $385.25
United STARPLUS $385.25
Amerigroup MGMCD $385.25
United STARPerinate $385.25
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $404.51
Aetna Better Health MCD $416.07
Aetna Better Health CHIP $416.07
Molina CHIP $423.78
Molina STAR+PLUS $423.78
Molina STARKIDS $423.78
Molina MCDSTAR $423.78
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00
Humana MGMCD $481.56
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $602.26
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $602.26
Superior Health Plan STARKids $602.26
Superior Health Plan CHIP $602.26
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $602.26
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $857.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $857.83
BCBS BluePremier $919.11
United SmallGroup $920.54
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $920.54
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Cigna IFP $1,161.49
Cigna QHP $1,204.51
Aetna OON $1,314.00
Humana COMM $1,493.68
United OptionsPPO $1,514.24
United AllPayerAppendix $1,609.16
Unicare CHIP $2,150.91
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,648.39
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,648.39
BCBS EPOSOA $2,777.75
BCBS PPO $2,907.10
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,908.04
BCBS Traditional $3,820.03
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,871.65
City of McKinney COMM $3,871.65
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,301.83
Aetna ASA $4,534.13
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,732.01
Aetna WCOMP $4,732.01
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,732.01
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,732.01
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,990.12
USC Health Services COMM $5,162.20
Jostens WCOMP $6,022.56
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,022.56
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,022.56
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,280.67
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,452.74
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,452.74
USA Managed Care COMM $6,882.93
Randalls Food Market PPO $6,882.93
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $6,882.93
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,313.11
Unicare MCD $8,603.66
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,603.66
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,603.66

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

MRI chest w IV cont at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,581.08 $385.25 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,325.74 $478.72 – $3,488.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,584.06 $385.25 – $3,230.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,581.08 $385.25 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,325.74 $412.22 – $3,488.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,325.74 $385.25 – $3,488.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,584.06 $385.25 – $3,876.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,581.08 $385.25 – $2,149.00

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →