Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i 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

$813.45

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.

$813.45

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.

$51.77 with Superior Health Plan vs $739.50 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $51.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $51.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $51.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $51.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $51.77 ↓ -94%
BCBS BluePremier $84.22 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $89.70 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $89.70 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $99.83 ↓ -88%
Aetna QHPHIX $101.17 ↓ -88%
Cigna QHP $103.53 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $130.15 ↓ -84%
Aetna NewBusiness $138.72 ↓ -83%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $140.50 ↓ -83%
Aetna Meritain $148.60 ↓ -82%
Aetna COMM $148.60 ↓ -82%
Aetna OON $174.28 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $181.18 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $184.88 ↓ -77%
Evry Health COMM $190.79 ↓ -77%
Cigna LocalPlus $195.23 ↓ -76%
Cigna NewBusiness $195.23 ↓ -76%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $218.15 ↓ -73%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $218.15 ↓ -73%
Cigna HMO $218.15 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $249.95 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $266.35 ↓ -67%
BCBS BlueEssentials $266.35 ↓ -67%
Cigna AllOther $275.83 ↓ -66%
BCBS EPOSOA $279.36 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $286.06 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $292.37 ↓ -64%
Curative Administrators COMM $295.80 ↓ -64%
BCBS Traditional $328.34 ↓ -60%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $332.77 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $332.77 ↓ -59%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $369.75 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $389.72 ↓ -52%
Aetna WCOMP $406.73 ↓ -50%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $406.73 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $406.73 ↓ -50%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $406.73 ↓ -50%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $428.91 ↓ -47%
USC Health Services COMM $443.70 ↓ -45%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $517.65 ↓ -36%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $517.65 ↓ -36%
Jostens WCOMP $517.65 ↓ -36%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $517.65 ↓ -36%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $539.84 ↓ -34%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $554.63 ↓ -32%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $554.63 ↓ -32%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $591.60 ↓ -27%
Randalls Food Market PPO $591.60 ↓ -27%
USA Managed Care COMM $591.60 ↓ -27%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $628.58 ↓ -23%
Unicare MCD $739.50 ↓ -9%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $739.50 ↓ -9%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $739.50 ↓ -9%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $633.97 $136.94 – $898.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $745.67 $153.48 – $1,118.50
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $745.67 $239.36 – $1,118.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $745.67 $385.26 – $1,118.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $531.83 $177.28 – $797.74
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