Ultrasound guide intraoperative 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.

$80.23 with BCBS vs $2,574.50 with Unicare — 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 $80.23
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $85.45
BCBS MyBlueHealth $85.45
Aetna QHPHIX $96.26
Aetna NewBusiness $131.98
Aetna COMM $141.38
Aetna Meritain $141.38
Aetna OON $165.82
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $180.22
Superior Health Plan CHIP $180.22
Superior Health Plan STARKids $180.22
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $180.22
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $180.22
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $253.74
BCBS BlueEssentials $253.74
BCBS EPOSOA $266.14
BCBS PPO $278.53
Cigna IFP $347.56
Cigna QHP $360.43
United OptionsPPO $453.11
Humana COMM $484.73
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $489.15
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $630.75
Unicare CHIP $643.63
Evry Health COMM $664.22
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $870.18
Curative Administrators COMM $1,029.80
BCBS Traditional $1,143.08
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,158.53
City of McKinney COMM $1,158.53
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,287.25
Aetna ASA $1,356.76
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,415.97
Aetna WCOMP $1,415.97
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,415.97
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,415.97
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,493.21
USC Health Services COMM $1,544.70
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,802.15
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,802.15
Jostens WCOMP $1,802.15
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,802.15
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,879.38
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,930.88
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,930.88
USA Managed Care COMM $2,059.60
Randalls Food Market PPO $2,059.60
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,059.60
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,188.32
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,574.50
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,574.50
Unicare MCD $2,574.50

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Ultrasound guide intraoperative at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $632.90 $130.46 – $896.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $656.12 $135.05 – $984.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $488.56 $97.71 – $610.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $632.90 $149.38 – $896.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $656.12 $210.61 – $984.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $656.12 $338.99 – $984.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $488.56 $162.85 – $732.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $632.90 $130.46 – $896.61

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