Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) 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

$8,400.87

Cash price

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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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$8,400.87

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.

$219.20 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $8,400.87 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $219.20 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $222.54 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $222.54 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $222.54 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $222.54 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $222.54 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $222.54 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $222.54 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $222.54 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $222.54 ↓ -97%
United STAR $222.54 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $233.67 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $240.34 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $240.34 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $244.79 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $244.79 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $244.79 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $244.79 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $278.18 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $293.63 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $293.63 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $313.62 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $314.60 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $588.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $588.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $588.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $588.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $588.06 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $995.08 ↓ -88%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -88%
Humana COMM $1,083.48 ↓ -87%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -87%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,134.12 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,176.12 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,478.55 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $2,100.22 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,839.49 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $3,729.99 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,780.39 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $3,780.39 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,200.44 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $4,427.26 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,620.48 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,620.48 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,620.48 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $4,620.48 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,872.50 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $5,040.52 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,880.61 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $5,880.61 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,880.61 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,132.64 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,300.65 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,300.65 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,720.70 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $6,720.70 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $6,720.70 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,140.74 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,400.87 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $8,400.87 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,400.87 ↑ +0%

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,510.57 $222.54 – $3,138.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,294.96 $314.76 – $3,442.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,288.98 $222.54 – $2,861.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,510.57 $222.54 – $3,138.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,294.96 $227.71 – $3,442.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,294.96 $222.54 – $3,442.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,288.98 $222.54 – $3,433.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,510.57 $222.54 – $3,138.21

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