External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$605.76

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.

$605.76

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.

$42.40 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,384.66 with Humana — 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 $42.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $42.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $42.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $42.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $42.40 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $81.78 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $84.81 ↓ -86%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $86.77 ↓ -86%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $86.77 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $106.61 ↓ -82%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $119.65 ↓ -80%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $121.47 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup CHIP $121.47 ↓ -80%
United STARPLUS $121.47 ↓ -80%
United STARKids $121.47 ↓ -80%
United STARPerinate $121.47 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup MGMCD $121.47 ↓ -80%
United CHIP $121.47 ↓ -80%
United STAR $121.47 ↓ -80%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $127.54 ↓ -79%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $131.19 ↓ -78%
Aetna Better Health MCD $131.19 ↓ -78%
Molina CHIP $133.62 ↓ -78%
Molina MCDSTAR $133.62 ↓ -78%
Molina STAR+PLUS $133.62 ↓ -78%
Molina STARKIDS $133.62 ↓ -78%
WellMed MGMCR $143.89 ↓ -76%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $144.61 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health SNP $144.61 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health HMO $144.61 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health POS $144.61 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health MCR $144.61 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health MME $144.61 ↓ -76%
Humana MGMCR $144.61 ↓ -76%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $144.61 ↓ -76%
BCBS MCRPPO $144.61 ↓ -76%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $144.61 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health PPO $144.61 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup DualEligible $144.61 ↓ -76%
United SmallGroup $144.61 ↓ -76%
United AllPayerAppendix $144.61 ↓ -76%
United MGMCR $144.61 ↓ -76%
Aetna MCR $145.84 ↓ -76%
Care N Care MGMCR $146.06 ↓ -76%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $147.50 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $148.41 ↓ -76%
WellCare MGMCR $148.95 ↓ -75%
Integranet MGMCR $148.95 ↓ -75%
Humana Tricare $151.81 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $151.84 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $151.84 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $151.84 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $151.84 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $151.84 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $151.84 ↓ -75%
ProCare Advantge MCR $151.84 ↓ -75%
Humana MGMCD $151.84 ↓ -75%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $151.84 ↓ -75%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $153.29 ↓ -75%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $153.29 ↓ -75%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $156.51 ↓ -74%
Molina MMP $157.62 ↓ -74%
Molina MME $157.62 ↓ -74%
Molina MCR $157.62 ↓ -74%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $159.07 ↓ -74%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $173.53 ↓ -71%
Aetna QHPHIX $183.95 ↓ -70%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $187.99 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $204.75 ↓ -66%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $216.92 ↓ -64%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $216.92 ↓ -64%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $216.92 ↓ -64%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $216.92 ↓ -64%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $216.92 ↓ -64%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $253.07 ↓ -58%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $253.07 ↓ -58%
Aetna NewBusiness $253.37 ↓ -58%
Superior ValueHMO $258.85 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $268.96 ↓ -56%
Aetna Meritain $269.85 ↓ -55%
Aetna COMM $269.85 ↓ -55%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $274.76 ↓ -55%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $286.33 ↓ -53%
BCBS BluePremier $305.13 ↓ -50%
Aetna OON $317.58 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $319.24 ↓ -47%
Superior EPO $323.93 ↓ -47%
Superior HMO $323.93 ↓ -47%
BCBS BlueEssentials $357.19 ↓ -41%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $357.19 ↓ -41%
BCBS EPOSOA $374.54 ↓ -38%
Oscar HIX $375.99 ↓ -38%
Molina Healthcare HIX $378.88 ↓ -37%
BCBS PPO $391.89 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $424.03 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $442.20 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $454.32 ↓ -25%
Cigna LocalPlus $551.35 ↓ -9%
Cigna NewBusiness $551.90 ↓ -9%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $615.82 ↑ +2%
Cigna HMO $615.82 ↑ +2%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $615.82 ↑ +2%
Cigna AllOther $779.40 ↑ +29%
Humana COMM $1,384.66 ↑ +129%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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