X-ray skull > 4 views complete 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

$1,492.69

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.

$1,492.69

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.

$44.11 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,492.69 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $44.11 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $44.78 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $44.78 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $44.78 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $44.78 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $44.78 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $44.78 ↓ -97%
United STAR $44.78 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $44.78 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $44.78 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $44.78 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $47.02 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $48.36 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $48.36 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $49.26 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $49.26 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $49.26 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $49.26 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $52.71 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $55.98 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $72.27 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $77.42 ↓ -95%
Aetna Meritain $77.42 ↓ -95%
Aetna OON $90.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $104.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $104.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $104.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $104.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $104.49 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $112.33 ↓ -92%
Cigna LocalPlus $121.13 ↓ -92%
Cigna NewBusiness $121.25 ↓ -92%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $135.30 ↓ -91%
Cigna HMO $135.30 ↓ -91%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $135.30 ↓ -91%
BCBS BluePremier $137.86 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -90%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -90%
Cigna AllOther $171.23 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $201.51 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $208.98 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $262.71 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $365.71 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $373.17 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $385.11 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -71%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -69%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $504.53 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $597.08 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $662.75 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $671.71 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $671.71 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $746.35 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $786.65 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $820.98 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $820.98 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $820.98 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $820.98 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $865.76 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $895.61 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,044.88 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,044.88 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,044.88 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,044.88 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,089.66 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,119.52 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,119.52 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,194.15 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,194.15 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,194.15 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,268.79 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,492.69 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,492.69 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,492.69 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $350.76 $44.78 – $438.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $440.90 $90.75 – $661.35
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