Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl 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.

$415.70 with Cigna vs $14,800.00 with Cigna — 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
Cigna IFP $415.70
Cigna QHP $431.10
United OptionsPPO $541.96
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $585.07
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $760.58
BCBS MyBlueHealth $760.58
Unicare CHIP $769.82
BCBS BluePremier $899.15
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $982.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $982.29
BCBS EPOSOA $1,031.56
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,040.80
BCBS PPO $1,077.75
BCBS Traditional $1,367.20
City of McKinney COMM $1,385.68
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,539.64
Aetna ASA $1,622.79
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,628.00
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Aetna WCOMP $1,693.61
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,693.61
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,693.61
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,693.61
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,785.99
USC Health Services COMM $1,847.57
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,155.50
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,155.50
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,155.50
Jostens WCOMP $2,155.50
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,247.88
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,309.47
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,309.47
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2,369.00
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,463.43
USA Managed Care COMM $2,463.43
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,617.40
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,079.29
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,079.29
Unicare MCD $3,079.29
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,250.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $5,111.46
Cigna LocalPlus $10,472.00
Cigna NewBusiness $10,482.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11,700.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,700.00
Cigna HMO $11,700.00
Cigna AllOther $14,800.00
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,725.56 $772.24 – $3,861.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,362.53 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,777.73 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,725.56 $726.82 – $3,861.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,362.53 $85.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,362.53 $1,737.31 – $5,043.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,777.73 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,725.56 $726.82 – $3,861.21

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