Endoluminal bx biliary tree 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

$4,261.44

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$4,261.44

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.

$575.29 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 $575.29 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $596.60 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $750.01 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $809.67 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,052.58 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,052.58 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $1,065.36 ↓ -75%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,125.02 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,125.02 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $1,244.34 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $1,257.12 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,257.12 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,257.12 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,359.40 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,359.40 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,427.58 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,440.37 ↓ -66%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $1,491.50 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $1,589.52 ↓ -63%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,628.00 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $1,892.08 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,917.65 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -53%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,130.72 ↓ -50%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $2,245.78 ↓ -47%
Humana COMM $2,258.64 ↓ -47%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↓ -46%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,343.79 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,343.79 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,343.79 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,343.79 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,471.64 ↓ -42%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -41%
USC Health Services COMM $2,556.86 ↓ -40%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↓ -38%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,983.01 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,983.01 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $2,983.01 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,983.01 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,110.85 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,196.08 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,196.08 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,409.15 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,409.15 ↓ -20%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -19%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,622.22 ↓ -15%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -14%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -14%
Unicare MCD $4,261.44 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,261.44 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,261.44 ↑ +0%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +2%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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