Enzyme histochemistry 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

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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.

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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.

$30.82 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,702.42 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 CHIP $30.82
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $30.82
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $30.82
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $30.82
Superior Health Plan STARKids $30.82
Cigna IFP $59.44
Cigna QHP $61.64
United OptionsPPO $77.49
Oscar HIX $91.58
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $107.87
Unicare CHIP $110.07
Evry Health COMM $113.59
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $148.82
Aetna QHPHIX $149.97
BCBS Traditional $195.49
City of McKinney COMM $198.13
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $198.13
Aetna NewBusiness $206.56
Aetna Meritain $220.00
Aetna COMM $220.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $220.15
Aetna ASA $232.03
Aetna WCOMP $242.16
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $242.16
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $242.16
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $242.16
Averde Health, Inc PPO $255.37
Aetna OON $258.91
USC Health Services COMM $264.17
Jostens WCOMP $308.20
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $308.20
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $308.20
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $308.20
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $321.41
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $330.22
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $330.22
USA Managed Care COMM $352.23
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $352.23
Randalls Food Market PPO $352.23
Galaxy Health Network PPO $374.25
Cigna LocalPlus $420.43
Cigna NewBusiness $420.85
Independent Medical Systems COMM $440.29
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $440.29
Unicare MCD $440.29
Cigna HMO $469.59
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $469.59
Cigna NetworkBenefit $469.59
Humana COMM $522.17
Cigna AllOther $594.33
United SmallGroup $656.15
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $656.15
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,099.35
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,099.35
BCBS BluePremier $1,325.50
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,551.65
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,551.65
BCBS EPOSOA $1,627.04
BCBS PPO $1,702.42
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