X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study 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

$2,889.73

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$2,889.73

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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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$172.43 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,889.73 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $172.43 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $175.06 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $175.06 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $175.06 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $175.06 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $175.06 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $175.06 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $175.06 ↓ -94%
United STAR $175.06 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $192.57 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $192.57 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $202.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $202.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $202.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $202.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $202.28 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $218.82 ↓ -92%
BCBS BluePremier $224.13 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $238.71 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $238.71 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $283.78 ↓ -90%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -88%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -88%
Aetna NewBusiness $389.08 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $390.11 ↓ -87%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $404.56 ↓ -86%
Aetna Meritain $416.80 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $416.80 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $488.85 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $508.59 ↓ -82%
Cigna LocalPlus $638.67 ↓ -78%
Cigna NewBusiness $639.31 ↓ -78%
Humana COMM $656.36 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $707.98 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -75%
Cigna HMO $713.35 ↓ -75%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $713.35 ↓ -75%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $713.35 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $722.43 ↓ -75%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $745.55 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -73%
Cigna AllOther $902.83 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $976.73 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,155.89 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,283.04 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,300.38 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,300.38 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,444.87 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,522.89 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,589.35 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,589.35 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,589.35 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,589.35 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,676.04 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,733.84 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,022.81 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,022.81 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $2,022.81 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,022.81 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,109.50 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,167.30 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,167.30 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,311.78 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,311.78 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $2,311.78 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,456.27 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,889.73 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,889.73 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,889.73 ↑ +0%

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X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $773.04 $159.12 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $922.66 $167.39 – $1,153.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $773.04 $167.39 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $773.04 $175.06 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $922.66 $167.39 – $1,383.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33

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