Covid-19 lab test non-cdc 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

$78.90

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.

$78.90

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.

$5.52 with Superior Health Plan vs $139.05 with BCBS — 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $5.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $5.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5.52 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $10.65 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $10.65 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $11.05 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $13.89 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $15.70 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $16.81 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $16.81 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $19.33 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $19.73 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $19.80 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $20.36 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $20.83 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $20.83 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $23.28 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $23.28 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $23.28 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $24.45 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $26.67 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $29.43 ↓ -63%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $30.79 ↓ -61%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $30.79 ↓ -61%
Curative Administrators COMM $31.56 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $35.03 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $35.51 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $35.51 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $39.45 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $41.58 ↓ -47%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $42.45 ↓ -46%
United STARKids $43.10 ↓ -45%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $43.10 ↓ -45%
Amerigroup CHIP $43.10 ↓ -45%
United CHIP $43.10 ↓ -45%
United STARPerinate $43.10 ↓ -45%
United STARPLUS $43.10 ↓ -45%
United STAR $43.10 ↓ -45%
Amerigroup MGMCD $43.10 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $43.40 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $43.40 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $43.40 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $43.40 ↓ -45%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $45.26 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $45.76 ↓ -42%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $46.55 ↓ -41%
Aetna Better Health MCD $46.55 ↓ -41%
USC Health Services COMM $47.34 ↓ -40%
Molina STAR+PLUS $47.41 ↓ -40%
Molina CHIP $47.41 ↓ -40%
Molina STARKIDS $47.41 ↓ -40%
Molina MCDSTAR $47.41 ↓ -40%
WellMed MGMCR $51.05 ↓ -35%
Humana MGMCR $51.31 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health MME $51.31 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health MCR $51.31 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health POS $51.31 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health HMO $51.31 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health SNP $51.31 ↓ -35%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $51.31 ↓ -35%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $51.31 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health PPO $51.31 ↓ -35%
United SmallGroup $51.31 ↓ -35%
United MGMCR $51.31 ↓ -35%
United AllPayerAppendix $51.31 ↓ -35%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $51.31 ↓ -35%
BCBS MCRPPO $51.31 ↓ -35%
Amerigroup DualEligible $51.31 ↓ -35%
Aetna MCR $51.75 ↓ -34%
Care N Care MGMCR $51.82 ↓ -34%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $52.34 ↓ -34%
WellCare MGMCR $52.85 ↓ -33%
Integranet MGMCR $52.85 ↓ -33%
Humana Tricare $53.86 ↓ -32%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $53.88 ↓ -32%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $53.88 ↓ -32%
Humana MGMCD $53.88 ↓ -32%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $53.88 ↓ -32%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $53.88 ↓ -32%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $53.88 ↓ -32%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $53.88 ↓ -32%
ProCare Advantge MCR $53.88 ↓ -32%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $53.88 ↓ -32%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $54.39 ↓ -31%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $54.39 ↓ -31%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $55.23 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $55.23 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $55.23 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $55.23 ↓ -30%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $55.53 ↓ -30%
Molina MMP $55.93 ↓ -29%
Molina MME $55.93 ↓ -29%
Molina MCR $55.93 ↓ -29%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $56.44 ↓ -28%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $57.60 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $59.17 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $59.17 ↓ -25%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $61.57 ↓ -22%
Randalls Food Market PPO $63.12 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $63.12 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $63.12 ↓ -20%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $66.70 ↓ -15%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $67.07 ↓ -15%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $76.97 ↓ -2%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $76.97 ↓ -2%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $76.97 ↓ -2%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $76.97 ↓ -2%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $76.97 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $78.90 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $78.90 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $78.90 ↑ +0%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $89.79 ↑ +14%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $89.79 ↑ +14%
Superior ValueHMO $91.84 ↑ +16%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $97.49 ↑ +24%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $101.59 ↑ +29%
BCBS BluePremier $108.26 ↑ +37%
Superior EPO $114.93 ↑ +46%
Superior HMO $114.93 ↑ +46%
BCBS BlueEssentials $126.74 ↑ +61%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $126.74 ↑ +61%
BCBS EPOSOA $132.89 ↑ +68%
Oscar HIX $133.41 ↑ +69%
Molina Healthcare HIX $134.43 ↑ +70%
BCBS PPO $139.05 ↑ +76%

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