X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) 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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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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$101.28 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,630.50 with BCBS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $101.28
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $101.28
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $101.28
Superior Health Plan STARKids $101.28
Superior Health Plan CHIP $101.28
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $130.01
United STAR $131.99
Amerigroup MGMCD $131.99
Amerigroup CHIP $131.99
United STARPerinate $131.99
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $131.99
United CHIP $131.99
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $131.99
United STARPLUS $131.99
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $131.99
United STARKids $131.99
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $138.59
Aetna Better Health MCD $142.55
Aetna Better Health CHIP $142.55
Molina MCDSTAR $145.19
Molina CHIP $145.19
Molina STAR+PLUS $145.19
Molina STARKIDS $145.19
Humana MGMCD $164.99
Aetna QHPHIX $178.94
Cigna IFP $195.33
Cigna QHP $202.56
Aetna NewBusiness $245.35
United OptionsPPO $254.65
Aetna COMM $262.82
Aetna Meritain $262.82
Humana COMM $296.06
Aetna OON $308.26
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $354.49
Unicare CHIP $361.72
Evry Health COMM $373.30
Cigna LocalPlus $407.76
Cigna NewBusiness $408.16
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $455.44
Cigna NetworkBenefit $455.44
Cigna HMO $455.44
BCBS BluePremier $469.68
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $489.05
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $500.22
Cigna AllOther $576.41
Curative Administrators COMM $578.76
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10
United SmallGroup $616.10
BCBS Traditional $642.42
City of McKinney COMM $651.10
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $651.10
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $723.45
Aetna ASA $762.51
Aetna WCOMP $795.79
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $795.79
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $795.79
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $795.79
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Averde Health, Inc PPO $839.20
USC Health Services COMM $868.13
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,012.82
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,012.82
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,012.82
Jostens WCOMP $1,012.82
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,056.23
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,085.17
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,085.17
USA Managed Care COMM $1,157.51
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,157.51
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,157.51
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,229.86
Unicare MCD $1,446.89
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,446.89
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,446.89
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50

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X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $261.79 $131.99 – $952.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $937.91 $193.05 – $1,406.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $888.08 $131.99 – $1,110.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $261.79 $131.99 – $952.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $937.91 $141.23 – $1,406.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $937.91 $131.99 – $1,406.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $888.08 $131.99 – $1,332.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $261.79 $131.99 – $952.69

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