Prcrd drg 6+yr without anomly 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

$3,272.65

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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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$3,272.65

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.

$332.64 with BCBS vs $28,286.00 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
BCBS BluePremier $332.64 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $404.10 ↓ -88%
Cigna QHP $419.07 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $526.83 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $621.80 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $818.16 ↓ -75%
Humana COMM $927.65 ↓ -72%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -71%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -71%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -71%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -71%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,011.76 ↓ -69%
BCBS Traditional $1,329.06 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $1,472.69 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $1,577.51 ↓ -52%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,636.33 ↓ -50%
Aetna WCOMP $1,799.96 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,799.96 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,799.96 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,799.96 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,898.14 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,963.59 ↓ -40%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -39%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↓ -37%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,095.36 ↓ -36%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,185.16 ↓ -33%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,245.03 ↓ -31%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,290.86 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $2,290.86 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,290.86 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,454.49 ↓ -25%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -23%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,618.12 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,618.12 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,781.75 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,272.65 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $3,272.65 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,272.65 ↑ +0%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +5%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +13%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +13%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +32%
Oscar HIX $6,587.00 ↑ +101%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7,899.02 ↑ +141%
BCBS BlueEssentials $7,899.02 ↑ +141%
United SmallGroup $7,977.00 ↑ +144%
BCBS EPOSOA $8,290.51 ↑ +153%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $8,515.69 ↑ +160%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $8,515.69 ↑ +160%
BCBS PPO $8,679.45 ↑ +165%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,360.00 ↑ +186%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,868.00 ↑ +232%
Curative Administrators COMM $12,018.00 ↑ +267%
Cigna LocalPlus $20,013.00 ↑ +512%
Cigna NewBusiness $20,033.00 ↑ +512%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $22,360.00 ↑ +583%
Cigna HMO $22,360.00 ↑ +583%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $22,360.00 ↑ +583%
Cigna AllOther $28,286.00 ↑ +764%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Prcrd drg 6+yr without anomly at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,161.89 $895.87 – $4,479.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,432.13 $71.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,724.71 $71.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,161.89 $843.17 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,432.13 $85.00 – $17,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,432.13 $1,256.60 – $3,648.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,724.71 $71.00 – $4,087.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,161.89 $843.17 – $4,479.35

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