Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 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

$1,898.84

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.

$1,898.84

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.

$256.34 with Cigna 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
Cigna IFP $256.34 ↓ -87%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $258.92 ↓ -86%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $262.86 ↓ -86%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $262.86 ↓ -86%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $262.86 ↓ -86%
United STARPLUS $262.86 ↓ -86%
United CHIP $262.86 ↓ -86%
United STAR $262.86 ↓ -86%
United STARKids $262.86 ↓ -86%
United STARPerinate $262.86 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $265.84 ↓ -86%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $276.00 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup MGMCD $276.00 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup CHIP $276.00 ↓ -85%
Molina MCDSTAR $289.15 ↓ -85%
Molina CHIP $289.15 ↓ -85%
Molina STAR+PLUS $289.15 ↓ -85%
Molina STARKIDS $289.15 ↓ -85%
Aetna Better Health MCD $315.43 ↓ -83%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $315.43 ↓ -83%
Humana MGMCD $328.58 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $334.20 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $474.71 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $641.81 ↓ -66%
WellMed MGMCR $712.64 ↓ -62%
BCBS BluePremier $812.56 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $843.08 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $854.48 ↓ -55%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $949.42 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,000.69 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,044.36 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,044.36 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,044.36 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,044.36 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,101.33 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,139.30 ↓ -40%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,217.00 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,329.19 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,329.19 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,329.19 ↓ -30%
Evry Health COMM $1,346.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,386.15 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,424.13 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,424.13 ↓ -25%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,443.87 ↓ -24%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,443.87 ↓ -24%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,519.07 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,519.07 ↓ -20%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,562.00 ↓ -18%
United SmallGroup $1,603.00 ↓ -16%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,614.01 ↓ -15%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,781.39 ↓ -6%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,781.39 ↓ -6%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,868.90 ↓ -2%
Unicare MCD $1,898.84 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,898.84 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,898.84 ↑ +0%
BCBS PPO $1,956.41 ↑ +3%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↑ +5%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↑ +6%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,300.00 ↑ +21%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,514.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,515.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,808.00 ↑ +48%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,808.00 ↑ +48%
Cigna HMO $2,808.00 ↑ +48%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,838.00 ↑ +49%
Oscar HIX $3,293.00 ↑ +73%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +81%
Cigna AllOther $3,553.00 ↑ +87%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +94%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +94%
Humana COMM $4,116.00 ↑ +117%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +128%

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