88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site 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

$980.00

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.

$980.00

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.

$19.19 with United vs $980.00 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
United AllPayerAppendix $19.19 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $19.19 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $19.19 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $25.29 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $29.65 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $29.65 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $34.84 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $35.74 ↓ -96%
Aetna Meritain $37.10 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $37.10 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $41.84 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $41.84 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $43.66 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $43.87 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $45.91 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $68.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $68.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $68.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $68.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $68.60 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $74.89 ↓ -92%
Cigna NewBusiness $74.96 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $83.64 ↓ -91%
Cigna HMO $83.64 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $83.64 ↓ -91%
Cigna AllOther $105.86 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $132.30 ↓ -87%
Humana COMM $136.77 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $137.20 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $172.48 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $186.20 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $203.84 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $240.10 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $245.00 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $252.84 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $331.24 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $435.12 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $441.00 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $441.00 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $490.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $516.46 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $539.00 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $539.00 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $539.00 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $539.00 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $568.40 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $588.00 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $686.00 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $686.00 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $686.00 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $686.00 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $715.40 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $735.00 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $735.00 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $784.00 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $784.00 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $784.00 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $833.00 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $980.00 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $980.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $980.00 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $101.78 $28.84 – $144.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $136.34 $28.06 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $104.88 $20.98 – $131.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $101.78 $27.14 – $144.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $136.34 $36.00 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $136.34 $26.00 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $104.88 $34.96 – $157.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $101.78 $27.14 – $144.19

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