Abd/low ext cath addl 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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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.

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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.

$702.99 with Humana vs $13,125.60 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
Humana COMM $702.99
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,628.00
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Cigna IFP $1,771.96
Cigna QHP $1,837.58
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
United OptionsPPO $2,310.11
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $2,493.86
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,242.02
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,242.02
Unicare CHIP $3,281.40
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Cigna NewBusiness $3,465.16
Cigna LocalPlus $3,465.16
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
BCBS BluePremier $3,832.68
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3,872.05
Cigna NetworkBenefit $3,872.05
Cigna HMO $3,872.05
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $4,187.07
BCBS BlueEssentials $4,187.07
Aetna OON $4,332.00
BCBS EPOSOA $4,397.08
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,436.45
BCBS PPO $4,593.96
Cigna AllOther $4,895.85
BCBS Traditional $5,827.77
City of McKinney COMM $5,906.52
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $6,562.80
Aetna ASA $6,917.19
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $7,219.08
Aetna WCOMP $7,219.08
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $7,219.08
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $7,219.08
Averde Health, Inc PPO $7,612.85
USC Health Services COMM $7,875.36
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $9,187.92
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $9,187.92
Jostens WCOMP $9,187.92
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $9,187.92
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $9,581.69
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $9,844.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,844.20
USA Managed Care COMM $10,500.48
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $10,500.48
Galaxy Health Network PPO $11,156.76
Independent Medical Systems COMM $13,125.60
Unicare MCD $13,125.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $13,125.60
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,680.49 $476.14 – $2,380.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,275.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,680.49 $448.13 – $2,380.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,020.60 $85.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,020.60 $527.31 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,680.49 $448.13 – $2,380.69

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