X-ray exam of jaw joint 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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Cash price

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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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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.

$34.23 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $964.59 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 $34.23
Amerigroup MGMCD $34.75
Amerigroup CHIP $34.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $34.75
United STAR $34.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $34.75
United CHIP $34.75
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $34.75
United STARPerinate $34.75
United STARPLUS $34.75
United STARKids $34.75
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $36.49
Aetna Better Health CHIP $37.53
Aetna Better Health MCD $37.53
Molina CHIP $38.23
Molina STAR+PLUS $38.23
Molina STARKIDS $38.23
Molina MCDSTAR $38.23
Humana MGMCD $43.44
Aetna QHPHIX $43.70
Aetna NewBusiness $59.92
Aetna COMM $64.18
Aetna Meritain $64.18
Superior Health Plan STARKids $67.52
Superior Health Plan CHIP $67.52
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $67.52
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $67.52
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $67.52
Aetna OON $75.28
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
Humana COMM $85.25
BCBS BluePremier $98.17
Cigna LocalPlus $100.48
Cigna NewBusiness $100.58
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55
Cigna NetworkBenefit $112.22
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $112.22
Cigna HMO $112.22
Cigna IFP $130.22
Cigna QHP $135.04
Cigna AllOther $142.03
United OptionsPPO $169.77
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $236.32
Unicare CHIP $241.15
Evry Health COMM $248.86
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $326.03
BCBS PPO $340.79
Curative Administrators COMM $385.84
BCBS Traditional $428.28
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $434.07
City of McKinney COMM $434.07
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $482.30
Aetna ASA $508.34
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $530.52
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $530.52
Aetna WCOMP $530.52
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $530.52
Averde Health, Inc PPO $559.46
USC Health Services COMM $578.75
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $675.21
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $675.21
Jostens WCOMP $675.21
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $675.21
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $704.15
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $723.44
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $723.44
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $771.67
USA Managed Care COMM $771.67
Randalls Food Market PPO $771.67
Galaxy Health Network PPO $819.90
Unicare MCD $964.59
Independent Medical Systems COMM $964.59
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $964.59

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X-ray exam of jaw joint at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $115.69 $34.75 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $251.32 $51.73 – $376.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $256.34 $34.75 – $320.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $115.69 $34.75 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $251.32 $37.18 – $376.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $251.32 $34.75 – $376.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $256.34 $34.75 – $384.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $115.69 $34.75 – $225.11

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