Chromatography 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

$1,471.42

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.

$1,471.42

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.

$10.84 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,471.42 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 $10.84 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $10.84 ↓ -99%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $14.94 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $15.17 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $15.17 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $15.17 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $15.17 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $15.17 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $15.17 ↓ -99%
United STAR $15.17 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $15.17 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $15.93 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $16.38 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $16.38 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $16.69 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $16.69 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $16.69 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $16.69 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $17.97 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $18.06 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $18.06 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $18.06 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $18.06 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $18.06 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $18.06 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $18.06 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $18.06 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $18.06 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $18.06 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $18.06 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $18.06 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $18.06 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $18.06 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $18.06 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $18.21 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $18.24 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $18.42 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $18.60 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $18.60 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $18.96 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $18.96 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $18.96 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $18.96 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $18.96 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $18.96 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $18.96 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $18.96 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $18.96 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $18.96 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $19.14 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $19.14 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $19.55 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $19.69 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $19.69 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $19.69 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $19.87 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $21.67 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $22.98 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $23.48 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $27.09 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $27.09 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $27.09 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $27.09 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $27.09 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $31.60 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $31.60 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $31.65 ↓ -98%
Superior ValueHMO $32.33 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $33.71 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $33.71 ↓ -98%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $34.31 ↓ -98%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $35.76 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $38.11 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $39.67 ↓ -97%
Superior HMO $40.45 ↓ -97%
Superior EPO $40.45 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $44.61 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $44.61 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $46.78 ↓ -97%
Oscar HIX $46.96 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare HIX $47.32 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $48.94 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $68.43 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $68.50 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $76.43 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $76.43 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $76.43 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $96.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $103.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $103.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $103.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $103.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $103.00 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $198.64 ↓ -87%
Humana COMM $200.57 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $206.00 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $258.97 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $360.50 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $367.86 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $379.63 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $497.34 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $653.31 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $662.14 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $662.14 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $735.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $775.44 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $809.28 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $809.28 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $809.28 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $809.28 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $853.42 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $882.85 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,029.99 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,029.99 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,029.99 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,029.99 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,074.14 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,103.57 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,103.57 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,177.14 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,177.14 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,177.14 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,250.71 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,471.42 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,471.42 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,471.42 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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