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

$2,154.17

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.

$2,154.17

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.

$121.12 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,154.17 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 $121.12 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $122.96 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $122.96 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $122.96 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $122.96 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $122.96 ↓ -94%
United STAR $122.96 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $122.96 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $122.96 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $122.96 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $122.96 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $129.11 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $132.80 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $132.80 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $135.26 ↓ -94%
Molina CHIP $135.26 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $135.26 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $135.26 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPHIX $148.51 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $150.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $150.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $150.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $150.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $150.79 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $153.70 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $203.62 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $218.12 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $218.12 ↓ -90%
BCBS BluePremier $224.13 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $238.71 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $238.71 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $255.82 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $290.81 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $301.58 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $313.10 ↓ -85%
Cigna LocalPlus $335.48 ↓ -84%
Cigna NewBusiness $335.81 ↓ -84%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -84%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -84%
Cigna HMO $374.71 ↓ -83%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $374.71 ↓ -83%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $374.71 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $379.13 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -81%
Cigna AllOther $474.24 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $527.77 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $538.54 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $555.78 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -67%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $728.11 ↓ -66%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -64%
Curative Administrators COMM $861.67 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $956.45 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $969.38 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $969.38 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,077.09 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,135.25 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,184.79 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,184.79 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,184.79 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,184.79 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,249.42 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,292.50 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,507.92 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,507.92 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,507.92 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,507.92 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,572.54 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,615.63 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,615.63 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,723.34 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,723.34 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,723.34 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,831.04 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,154.17 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,154.17 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,154.17 ↑ +0%

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

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $555.04 $122.96 – $693.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $771.95 $158.89 – $1,157.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $622.09 $122.96 – $777.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $555.04 $122.96 – $693.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $771.95 $131.57 – $1,157.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $771.95 $122.96 – $1,157.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $622.09 $122.96 – $933.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $555.04 $122.96 – $693.79

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