X-ray abdomen 2 views 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

$1,124.91

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.

$1,124.91

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.

$36.20 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,124.91 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 $36.20 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $36.75 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $36.75 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $36.75 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $36.75 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $36.75 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $36.75 ↓ -97%
United STAR $36.75 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $36.75 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $36.75 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $36.75 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $38.59 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $39.69 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $39.69 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $40.43 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $40.43 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $40.43 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $40.43 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $43.14 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $45.94 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $59.14 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $63.36 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $63.36 ↓ -94%
Aetna OON $74.31 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $78.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $78.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $78.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $78.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $78.74 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $86.64 ↓ -92%
Cigna LocalPlus $100.48 ↓ -91%
Cigna NewBusiness $100.58 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $112.22 ↓ -90%
Cigna HMO $112.22 ↓ -90%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $112.22 ↓ -90%
BCBS BluePremier $137.86 ↓ -88%
Cigna AllOther $142.03 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -87%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $151.86 ↓ -87%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $157.49 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $197.98 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $275.60 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $281.23 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $290.23 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $380.22 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -61%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -61%
Curative Administrators COMM $449.96 ↓ -60%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -59%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $499.46 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $506.21 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $506.21 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $562.46 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $592.83 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $618.70 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $618.70 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $618.70 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $618.70 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $652.45 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $674.95 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $787.44 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $787.44 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $787.44 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $787.44 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $821.18 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $843.68 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $843.68 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $899.93 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $899.93 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $899.93 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $956.17 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,124.91 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,124.91 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,124.91 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $316.30 $36.75 – $395.37
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