X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess 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

$1,782.35

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,782.35

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.

$58.91 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,056.35 with BCBS — 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 $58.91 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $59.81 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $59.81 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $59.81 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $59.81 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $59.81 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $59.81 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $59.81 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $59.81 ↓ -97%
United STAR $59.81 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $59.81 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $60.03 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $62.80 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $64.59 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $64.59 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $65.79 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $65.79 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $65.79 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $65.79 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $74.76 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $82.31 ↓ -95%
Aetna Meritain $88.17 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $88.17 ↓ -95%
Aetna OON $103.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $113.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $113.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $113.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $113.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $113.41 ↓ -94%
Humana COMM $115.15 ↓ -94%
Cigna LocalPlus $136.61 ↓ -92%
Cigna NewBusiness $136.75 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $152.59 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $152.59 ↓ -91%
Cigna HMO $152.59 ↓ -91%
Cigna AllOther $193.12 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $218.72 ↓ -88%
Cigna QHP $226.82 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $285.14 ↓ -84%
United SmallGroup $313.62 ↓ -82%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $396.93 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $405.03 ↓ -77%
Evry Health COMM $417.99 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $547.60 ↓ -69%
BCBS BluePremier $592.34 ↓ -67%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $630.87 ↓ -65%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $630.87 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $648.05 ↓ -64%
BCBS Traditional $719.34 ↓ -60%
City of McKinney COMM $729.06 ↓ -59%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $729.06 ↓ -59%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $810.07 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $853.81 ↓ -52%
Aetna WCOMP $891.07 ↓ -50%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $891.07 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $891.07 ↓ -50%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $891.07 ↓ -50%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $939.68 ↓ -47%
USC Health Services COMM $972.08 ↓ -45%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,086.50 ↓ -39%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,134.09 ↓ -36%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,134.09 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,134.09 ↓ -36%
Jostens WCOMP $1,134.09 ↓ -36%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,182.69 ↓ -34%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,215.10 ↓ -32%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,215.10 ↓ -32%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,296.10 ↓ -27%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,296.10 ↓ -27%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,296.10 ↓ -27%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,377.11 ↓ -23%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,620.13 ↓ -9%
Unicare MCD $1,620.13 ↓ -9%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,620.13 ↓ -9%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,873.35 ↑ +5%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,873.35 ↑ +5%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,964.85 ↑ +10%
BCBS PPO $2,056.35 ↑ +15%

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