Aluminum - quest 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

$1,184.52

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.

$1,184.52

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.

$15.29 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,184.52 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $15.29 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $15.29 ↓ -99%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $21.08 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $21.40 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $21.40 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $21.40 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $21.40 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $21.40 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $21.40 ↓ -98%
United STAR $21.40 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $21.40 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $22.47 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $23.11 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $23.11 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $23.54 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $23.54 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $23.54 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $23.54 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $25.35 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $25.48 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $25.48 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $25.48 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $25.48 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $25.48 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $25.48 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $25.48 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $25.48 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $25.48 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $25.48 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $25.48 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $25.48 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $25.48 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $25.48 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $25.48 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $25.70 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $25.73 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $25.99 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $26.24 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $26.24 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $26.75 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $26.75 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $26.75 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $26.75 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $26.75 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $26.75 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $26.75 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $26.75 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $26.75 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $26.75 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $27.01 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $27.01 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $27.58 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $27.77 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $27.77 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $27.77 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $28.03 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $30.58 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $32.41 ↓ -97%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $33.12 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $38.22 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $38.22 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $38.22 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $38.22 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $38.22 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $44.59 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $44.59 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $44.65 ↓ -96%
Superior ValueHMO $45.61 ↓ -96%
Aetna Meritain $47.55 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $47.55 ↓ -96%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $48.41 ↓ -96%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $50.45 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $53.76 ↓ -95%
Aetna OON $55.96 ↓ -95%
Superior EPO $57.08 ↓ -95%
Superior HMO $57.08 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $62.94 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentials $62.94 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $65.99 ↓ -94%
Oscar HIX $66.25 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare HIX $66.76 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $69.05 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $82.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $82.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $82.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $82.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $82.92 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $96.83 ↓ -92%
Cigna NewBusiness $96.92 ↓ -92%
Cigna HMO $108.15 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $108.15 ↓ -91%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $108.15 ↓ -91%
Cigna AllOther $136.87 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $159.91 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $165.83 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $208.48 ↓ -82%
Humana COMM $283.09 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $290.21 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $296.13 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $305.61 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $400.37 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $525.93 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $533.03 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $533.03 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $592.26 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $624.24 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $651.49 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $651.49 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $651.49 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $651.49 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $687.02 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $710.71 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $829.16 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $829.16 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $829.16 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $829.16 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $864.70 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $888.39 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $888.39 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $947.62 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $947.62 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $947.62 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,006.84 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,184.52 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,184.52 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,184.52 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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