X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$2,512.52

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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.

$2,512.52

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.

$137.25 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,512.52 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 $137.25 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $139.34 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $139.34 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $139.34 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $139.34 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STAR $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $139.34 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $139.34 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $146.31 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $150.49 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $150.49 ↓ -94%
Molina CHIP $153.27 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $153.27 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $153.27 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $153.27 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPHIX $171.06 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $174.18 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $175.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $175.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $175.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $175.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $175.88 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $224.13 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $234.54 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $238.71 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $238.71 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $251.24 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $251.24 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $294.68 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $339.19 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $351.75 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $368.65 ↓ -85%
Cigna LocalPlus $384.53 ↓ -85%
Cigna NewBusiness $384.92 ↓ -85%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -84%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $429.50 ↓ -83%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $429.50 ↓ -83%
Cigna HMO $429.50 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $442.20 ↓ -82%
Cigna AllOther $543.58 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $615.57 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $628.13 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $648.23 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -72%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $849.23 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,005.01 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,115.56 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,130.63 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,130.63 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,256.26 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,324.10 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,381.89 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,381.89 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,381.89 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,381.89 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,457.26 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,507.51 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,758.76 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,758.76 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,758.76 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,758.76 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,834.14 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,884.39 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,884.39 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $2,010.02 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,010.02 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,010.02 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,135.64 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,512.52 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,512.52 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,512.52 ↑ +0%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $704.42 $144.99 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $665.87 $139.34 – $832.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $704.42 $149.09 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $704.42 $139.34 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $665.87 $139.34 – $998.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22

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