X-ray small intestine follow-through study 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

$2,170.34

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$2,170.34

Gross charge

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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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$58.95 with BCBS vs $2,170.34 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
BCBS BluePremier $58.95 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $62.79 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $62.79 ↓ -97%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $81.29 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $82.53 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $82.53 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $82.53 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $82.53 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $82.53 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $82.53 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $82.53 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $82.53 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $82.53 ↓ -96%
United STAR $82.53 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $86.66 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $87.09 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $89.13 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $89.13 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $89.71 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $89.71 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $89.71 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $89.71 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $89.71 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $90.78 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $90.78 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $90.78 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $90.78 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $103.16 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $119.41 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $127.92 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $127.92 ↓ -94%
Aetna OON $150.03 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $173.01 ↓ -92%
Cigna QHP $179.41 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $186.45 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $186.45 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $195.55 ↓ -91%
BCBS PPO $204.66 ↓ -91%
United OptionsPPO $225.55 ↓ -90%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $313.97 ↓ -86%
Cigna NewBusiness $338.32 ↓ -84%
Cigna LocalPlus $338.32 ↓ -84%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $378.05 ↓ -83%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $378.05 ↓ -83%
Cigna HMO $378.05 ↓ -83%
Humana COMM $397.14 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $412.36 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $433.15 ↓ -80%
Cigna AllOther $478.01 ↓ -78%
Curative Administrators COMM $512.61 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $542.59 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $559.95 ↓ -74%
BCBS Traditional $568.99 ↓ -74%
Aetna ASA $675.36 ↓ -69%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $897.06 ↓ -59%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $935.51 ↓ -57%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $961.14 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $976.65 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $976.65 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,085.17 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,193.69 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,193.69 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,193.69 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,193.69 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,258.80 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,302.20 ↓ -40%
Jostens WCOMP $1,519.24 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,519.24 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,519.24 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,627.76 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,736.27 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,736.27 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,736.27 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,844.79 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,170.34 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,170.34 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,170.34 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,224.58 $82.53 – $1,836.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,235.93 $82.53 – $1,853.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00

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