Apheresis platelets 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

$2,568.30

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.

$2,568.30

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.

$161.84 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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 $161.84 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $164.30 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $164.30 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $164.30 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $164.30 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $164.30 ↓ -94%
United STAR $164.30 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $164.30 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $164.30 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $172.52 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $172.52 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $172.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $179.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $179.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $179.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $179.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $179.78 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $180.73 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $180.73 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $180.73 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $180.73 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $197.16 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $197.16 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $205.38 ↓ -92%
BCBS BluePremier $254.89 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $346.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $359.56 ↓ -86%
WellMed MGMCR $445.40 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $452.02 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $534.21 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $629.23 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $634.37 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $634.37 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $642.08 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $662.62 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $678.03 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $678.03 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $757.65 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $757.65 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $757.65 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $797.49 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentials $819.29 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $819.29 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $860.38 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $868.09 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $898.90 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $957.98 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,027.32 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,140.33 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,155.74 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,155.74 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,284.15 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,353.49 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,412.57 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,412.57 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,412.57 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,412.57 ↓ -45%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,489.61 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,540.98 ↓ -40%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,628.00 ↓ -37%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,797.81 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,797.81 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,797.81 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,797.81 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,874.86 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,926.22 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,926.22 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,054.64 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $2,054.64 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,054.64 ↓ -20%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↓ -15%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,183.06 ↓ -15%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -2%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,568.30 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,568.30 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,568.30 ↑ +0%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +34%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +69%

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