X-ray bone age studies 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

$1,446.89

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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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$1,446.89

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.

$25.67 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,446.89 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 $25.67 ↓ -98%
United STAR $26.06 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $26.06 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $26.06 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $26.06 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $26.06 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $26.06 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $26.06 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $26.06 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $26.06 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $26.06 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $27.36 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $28.14 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $28.14 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $28.47 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $28.67 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $28.67 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $28.67 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $28.67 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $32.57 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $39.03 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $41.81 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $41.81 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $49.04 ↓ -97%
Humana COMM $53.91 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $65.58 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $65.65 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $73.25 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $73.25 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $73.25 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $92.70 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $101.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $101.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $101.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $101.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $101.28 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $137.86 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $195.33 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $202.56 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $254.65 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $354.49 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $361.72 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $373.30 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -68%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $489.05 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $578.76 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $642.42 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $651.10 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $651.10 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $723.45 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $762.51 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $795.79 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $795.79 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $795.79 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $795.79 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $839.20 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $868.13 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,012.82 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,012.82 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,012.82 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,012.82 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,056.23 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,085.17 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,085.17 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,157.51 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,157.51 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,157.51 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,229.86 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,446.89 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,446.89 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,446.89 ↑ +0%

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