X-ray abdomen 1 view 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

$939.00

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.

$939.00

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.

$29.94 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $939.00 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 $29.94 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $30.40 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $30.40 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $30.40 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $30.40 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $30.40 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $30.40 ↓ -97%
United STAR $30.40 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $30.40 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $30.40 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $30.40 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $31.92 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $32.83 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $32.83 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $33.44 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $33.44 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $33.44 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $33.44 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $35.81 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $38.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $49.10 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $52.60 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $52.60 ↓ -94%
Aetna OON $61.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $65.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $65.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $65.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $65.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $65.73 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $72.42 ↓ -92%
Cigna LocalPlus $82.39 ↓ -91%
Cigna NewBusiness $82.47 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -91%
Cigna HMO $92.02 ↓ -90%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $92.02 ↓ -90%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $92.02 ↓ -90%
BCBS BluePremier $98.17 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55 ↓ -89%
Cigna AllOther $116.46 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $126.77 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $131.46 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $165.26 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $230.06 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $234.75 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $242.26 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46 ↓ -67%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $317.38 ↓ -66%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $340.79 ↓ -64%
Curative Administrators COMM $375.60 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $416.92 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $422.55 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $422.55 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $469.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $494.85 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $516.45 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $516.45 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $516.45 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $516.45 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $544.62 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $563.40 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $657.30 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $657.30 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $657.30 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $657.30 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $685.47 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $704.25 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $704.25 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $751.20 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $751.20 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $751.20 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $798.15 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $939.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $939.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $939.00 ↑ +0%

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X-ray abdomen 1 view at other Texas hospitals

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $493.50 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $247.64 $30.40 – $309.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $360.75 $74.25 – $541.12
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $247.64 $30.40 – $309.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $360.75 $32.53 – $541.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $360.75 $30.40 – $541.12
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