X-ray wrist 2 views (both sides) 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

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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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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.

$33.58 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $538.88 with Unicare — 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 $33.58
United STARPerinate $34.09
Amerigroup MGMCD $34.09
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $34.09
United CHIP $34.09
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $34.09
Amerigroup CHIP $34.09
United STAR $34.09
United STARKids $34.09
United STARPLUS $34.09
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $34.09
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $35.79
Aetna Better Health CHIP $36.82
Aetna Better Health MCD $36.82
Molina STAR+PLUS $37.50
Molina MCDSTAR $37.50
Molina STARKIDS $37.50
Molina CHIP $37.50
Superior Health Plan CHIP $37.72
Superior Health Plan STARKids $37.72
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $37.72
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $37.72
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $37.72
Humana MGMCD $42.61
Aetna QHPHIX $43.14
Aetna NewBusiness $59.14
Aetna Meritain $63.36
Aetna COMM $63.36
Cigna IFP $72.75
Aetna OON $74.31
Cigna QHP $75.44
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
Humana COMM $90.94
United OptionsPPO $94.84
BCBS BluePremier $98.17
Cigna LocalPlus $100.48
Cigna NewBusiness $100.58
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55
Cigna HMO $112.22
Cigna NetworkBenefit $112.22
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $112.22
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $132.03
Unicare CHIP $134.72
Evry Health COMM $139.03
Cigna AllOther $142.03
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $182.14
Curative Administrators COMM $215.55
BCBS Traditional $239.26
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $242.50
City of McKinney COMM $242.50
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $269.44
Aetna ASA $283.99
Aetna WCOMP $296.38
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $296.38
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $296.38
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $296.38
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46
Averde Health, Inc PPO $312.55
USC Health Services COMM $323.33
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62
BCBS PPO $340.79
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $377.22
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $377.22
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $377.22
Jostens WCOMP $377.22
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $393.38
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $404.16
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $404.16
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $431.10
USA Managed Care COMM $431.10
Randalls Food Market PPO $431.10
Galaxy Health Network PPO $458.05
Independent Medical Systems COMM $538.88
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $538.88
Unicare MCD $538.88

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X-ray wrist 2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $470.16 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $292.17 $34.09 – $365.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $268.49 $55.27 – $402.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $318.11 $34.09 – $397.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $292.17 $34.09 – $365.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $268.49 $36.48 – $402.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $268.49 $34.09 – $402.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $318.11 $34.09 – $477.16

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