Sinus CT scan (with contrast) 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

$6,324.97

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.

$6,324.97

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.

$154.03 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $6,324.97 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $154.03 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $156.38 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $156.38 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $156.38 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $156.38 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $156.38 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $156.38 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $156.38 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $156.38 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $156.38 ↓ -98%
United STAR $156.38 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $164.20 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $168.89 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $168.89 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $172.02 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $172.02 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $172.02 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $172.02 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $195.47 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $229.60 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $229.60 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $246.00 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -95%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $442.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $442.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $442.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $442.75 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $442.75 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $447.02 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -88%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $853.87 ↓ -87%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $885.50 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,113.19 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $1,581.24 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,137.84 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,808.29 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,846.24 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,846.24 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,162.49 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,333.26 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $3,478.73 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,478.73 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,478.73 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,478.73 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,668.48 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $3,794.98 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,427.48 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $4,427.48 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,427.48 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,617.23 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,743.73 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,743.73 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,059.98 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $5,059.98 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $5,059.98 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,376.22 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $6,324.97 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,324.97 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,324.97 ↑ +0%

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Sinus CT scan (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $3,250.16 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,004.41 $156.38 – $2,505.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,930.24 $236.02 – $2,895.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,561.70 $156.38 – $3,202.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,004.41 $156.38 – $2,505.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,930.24 $167.33 – $2,895.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,930.24 $156.38 – $2,895.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,561.70 $156.38 – $3,842.55

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