X-ray elbow 2 views (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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$28.96 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $774.64 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 $28.96
Amerigroup CHIP $29.40
United STARPerinate $29.40
Amerigroup MGMCD $29.40
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $29.40
United STARPLUS $29.40
United STARKids $29.40
United STAR $29.40
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $29.40
United CHIP $29.40
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $29.40
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $30.87
Aetna Better Health MCD $31.75
Aetna Better Health CHIP $31.75
Molina STARKIDS $32.34
Molina MCDSTAR $32.34
Molina CHIP $32.34
Molina STAR+PLUS $32.34
Aetna QHPHIX $35.25
Humana MGMCD $36.75
Aetna NewBusiness $48.33
Aetna COMM $51.78
Aetna Meritain $51.78
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $54.22
Superior Health Plan STARKids $54.22
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $54.22
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $54.22
Superior Health Plan CHIP $54.22
Aetna OON $60.73
Humana COMM $76.68
Cigna LocalPlus $82.39
Cigna NewBusiness $82.47
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
Cigna HMO $92.02
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $92.02
Cigna NetworkBenefit $92.02
BCBS BluePremier $98.17
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55
Cigna IFP $104.58
Cigna QHP $108.45
Cigna AllOther $116.46
United OptionsPPO $136.34
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $189.79
Unicare CHIP $193.66
Evry Health COMM $199.86
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $261.83
Curative Administrators COMM $309.86
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62
BCBS PPO $340.79
BCBS Traditional $343.94
City of McKinney COMM $348.59
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $348.59
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $387.32
Aetna ASA $408.24
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $426.05
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $426.05
Aetna WCOMP $426.05
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $426.05
Averde Health, Inc PPO $449.29
USC Health Services COMM $464.78
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $542.25
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $542.25
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $542.25
Jostens WCOMP $542.25
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $565.49
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $580.98
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $580.98
Randalls Food Market PPO $619.71
USA Managed Care COMM $619.71
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $619.71
Galaxy Health Network PPO $658.44
Unicare MCD $774.64
Independent Medical Systems COMM $774.64
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $774.64

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X-ray elbow 2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $575.95 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $291.94 $29.40 – $364.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $303.76 $62.52 – $455.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $349.14 $29.40 – $436.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $291.94 $29.40 – $364.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $303.76 $31.46 – $455.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $303.76 $29.40 – $455.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $349.14 $29.40 – $523.71

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