Radiation physics consult 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

$621.69

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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.

$621.69

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.

$83.93 with Cigna vs $621.69 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 $83.93 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $87.04 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $109.42 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $129.31 ↓ -79%
Aetna QHPHIX $143.54 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $152.31 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $155.42 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $160.40 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $192.66 ↓ -69%
Aetna NewBusiness $196.81 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $210.13 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMM $210.82 ↓ -66%
Aetna Meritain $210.82 ↓ -66%
BCBS BluePremier $211.77 ↓ -66%
Aetna OON $247.27 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $248.68 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $276.03 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $279.76 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $279.76 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $285.07 ↓ -54%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $285.07 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $310.85 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $327.63 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $341.93 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $341.93 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $341.93 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $341.93 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $360.58 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $373.01 ↓ -40%
BCBS BlueEssentials $382.82 ↓ -38%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $382.82 ↓ -38%
BCBS EPOSOA $402.36 ↓ -35%
BCBS PPO $421.10 ↓ -32%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $435.18 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $435.18 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $435.18 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $435.18 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $453.83 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $466.27 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $466.27 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $497.35 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $497.35 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $497.35 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $528.44 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $621.69 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $621.69 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $621.69 ↑ +0%

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