Culture bact stool aero addl path ea 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

$561.02

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.

$561.02

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.

$5.66 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $561.02 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 $5.66 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $5.66 ↓ -99%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $7.81 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $7.93 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $7.93 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $7.93 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $7.93 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $7.93 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $7.93 ↓ -99%
United STAR $7.93 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $7.93 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $8.33 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $8.56 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $8.56 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $8.72 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $8.72 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $8.72 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $8.72 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $9.39 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $9.44 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $9.44 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $9.44 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $9.44 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $9.44 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $9.44 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $9.44 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $9.44 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $9.44 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9.44 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $9.44 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $9.44 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $9.44 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $9.44 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $9.44 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $9.52 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $9.53 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $9.63 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $9.72 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $9.72 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $9.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $9.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $9.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $9.91 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $9.91 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $9.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $9.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $9.91 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $9.91 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $9.91 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $10.01 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $10.01 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $10.22 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $10.29 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $10.29 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $10.29 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $10.38 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $11.33 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $12.00 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $12.27 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $14.16 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $14.16 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $14.16 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $14.16 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $14.16 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $16.52 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $16.52 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $16.53 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $16.90 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $17.60 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $17.60 ↓ -97%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $17.94 ↓ -97%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $18.69 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $19.92 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $20.72 ↓ -96%
Superior EPO $21.15 ↓ -96%
Superior HMO $21.15 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $23.32 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $23.32 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $24.45 ↓ -96%
Oscar HIX $24.54 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare HIX $24.73 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $25.58 ↓ -95%
Cigna LocalPlus $36.14 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $36.18 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $39.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $39.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $39.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $39.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $39.27 ↓ -93%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $40.36 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $40.36 ↓ -93%
Cigna HMO $40.36 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $51.09 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $75.74 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $78.54 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $98.74 ↓ -82%
Humana COMM $104.92 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $137.45 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $140.25 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $144.74 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $189.62 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $249.09 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $252.46 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $252.46 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $280.51 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $295.66 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $308.56 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $308.56 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $308.56 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $308.56 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $325.39 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $336.61 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $392.71 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $392.71 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $392.71 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $392.71 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $409.54 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $420.76 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $420.76 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $448.82 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $448.82 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $448.82 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $476.87 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $561.02 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $561.02 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $561.02 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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