X-ray exam of sinuses 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

$595.46

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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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$595.46

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.

$31.92 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $595.46 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 $31.92 ↓ -95%
United STARPerinate $32.41 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup CHIP $32.41 ↓ -95%
United STARPLUS $32.41 ↓ -95%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $32.41 ↓ -95%
United STARKids $32.41 ↓ -95%
United STAR $32.41 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $32.41 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $32.41 ↓ -95%
United CHIP $32.41 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $32.41 ↓ -95%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $34.03 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $35.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $35.00 ↓ -94%
Molina CHIP $35.65 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $35.65 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $35.65 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $35.65 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPHIX $40.32 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $40.51 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $41.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $41.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $41.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $41.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $41.68 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $55.28 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $59.22 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $59.22 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $69.46 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $80.39 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $83.36 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $83.81 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $92.69 ↓ -84%
Cigna NewBusiness $92.79 ↓ -84%
BCBS BluePremier $98.17 ↓ -84%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $103.53 ↓ -83%
Cigna HMO $103.53 ↓ -83%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $103.53 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55 ↓ -82%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $104.80 ↓ -82%
Cigna AllOther $131.03 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $145.89 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $148.87 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $153.63 ↓ -74%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $201.27 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $238.18 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $264.38 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $267.96 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $267.96 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $297.73 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46 ↓ -48%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $313.81 ↓ -47%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $327.50 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $327.50 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $327.50 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $327.50 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO $340.79 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $345.37 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $357.28 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $416.82 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $416.82 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $416.82 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $416.82 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $434.69 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $446.60 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $446.60 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $476.37 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $476.37 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $476.37 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $506.14 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $595.46 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $595.46 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $595.46 ↑ +0%

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