X-ray nose to rectum for foreign body child 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

$747.69

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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.

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$747.69

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.

$35.25 with Aetna vs $747.69 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
Aetna QHPHIX $35.25 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $48.33 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $51.78 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $51.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $52.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $52.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $52.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $52.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $52.34 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $60.73 ↓ -92%
Humana COMM $68.16 ↓ -91%
Cigna LocalPlus $82.39 ↓ -89%
Cigna NewBusiness $82.47 ↓ -89%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -89%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $85.28 ↓ -89%
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup CHIP $86.58 ↓ -88%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $86.58 ↓ -88%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $86.58 ↓ -88%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $86.58 ↓ -88%
United CHIP $86.58 ↓ -88%
United STAR $86.58 ↓ -88%
United STARKids $86.58 ↓ -88%
United STARPLUS $86.58 ↓ -88%
United STARPerinate $86.58 ↓ -88%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $90.91 ↓ -88%
Cigna HMO $92.02 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $92.02 ↓ -88%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $92.02 ↓ -88%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $93.51 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health MCD $93.51 ↓ -87%
Molina CHIP $95.24 ↓ -87%
Molina MCDSTAR $95.24 ↓ -87%
Molina STARKIDS $95.24 ↓ -87%
Molina STAR+PLUS $95.24 ↓ -87%
BCBS BluePremier $98.17 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $100.94 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $104.68 ↓ -86%
Humana MGMCD $108.22 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $116.46 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $131.59 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $183.18 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $186.92 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $192.90 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $252.72 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $299.08 ↓ -60%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46 ↓ -58%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46 ↓ -58%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -56%
BCBS Traditional $331.97 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $336.46 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $336.46 ↓ -55%
BCBS PPO $340.79 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $373.85 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $394.03 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $411.23 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $411.23 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $411.23 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $411.23 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $433.66 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $448.61 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $523.38 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $523.38 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $523.38 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $523.38 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $545.81 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $560.77 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $560.77 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $598.15 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $598.15 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $598.15 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $635.54 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $747.69 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $747.69 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $747.69 ↑ +0%

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