Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini 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.

$1,071.95 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $26,520.00 with United — 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 $1,071.95
United STARPerinate $1,088.27
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,088.27
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $1,088.27
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $1,088.27
United STARPLUS $1,088.27
United STARKids $1,088.27
United CHIP $1,088.27
United STAR $1,088.27
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,142.68
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,142.68
Amerigroup CHIP $1,142.68
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,197.10
Molina CHIP $1,197.10
Molina MCDSTAR $1,197.10
Molina STARKIDS $1,197.10
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,305.92
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,305.92
Humana MGMCD $1,360.34
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2,369.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Cigna IFP $2,827.76
Cigna QHP $2,932.50
WellMed MGMCR $3,303.34
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
BCBS BluePremier $3,558.68
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
United OptionsPPO $3,686.57
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,250.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Unicare CHIP $5,236.60
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,475.00
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,323.51
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,323.51
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $7,079.88
Oscar HIX $7,168.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $7,801.73
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7,801.73
BCBS EPOSOA $8,184.98
Humana COMM $8,551.32
BCBS PPO $8,568.22
BCBS Traditional $9,300.20
City of McKinney COMM $9,425.88
Cigna LocalPlus $10,472.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $10,473.20
Cigna NewBusiness $10,482.00
Aetna ASA $11,038.75
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $11,520.52
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $11,520.52
Aetna WCOMP $11,520.52
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $11,520.52
Cigna HMO $11,700.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,700.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11,700.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $12,148.91
USC Health Services COMM $12,567.84
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $14,662.48
Jostens WCOMP $14,662.48
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $14,662.48
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $14,662.48
Cigna AllOther $14,800.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $15,290.87
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $15,709.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $15,709.80
USA Managed Care COMM $16,757.12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $16,757.12
United SmallGroup $17,198.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $17,804.44
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $18,755.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $20,946.40
Independent Medical Systems COMM $20,946.40
Unicare MCD $20,946.40
United AllPayerAppendix $26,520.00

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,236.34 $1,088.27 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,562.22 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,896.31 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,236.34 $1,088.27 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,562.22 $85.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,562.22 $1,088.27 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,896.31 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,236.34 $1,088.27 – $8,018.48

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