Ghs urine, porphyrins quant 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

$1,572.26

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.

$1,572.26

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.

$8.83 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,572.26 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 $8.83 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $8.83 ↓ -99%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $12.17 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $12.36 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $12.36 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $12.36 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $12.36 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $12.36 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $12.36 ↓ -99%
United STAR $12.36 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $12.36 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $12.98 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $13.35 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $13.35 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $13.60 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $13.60 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $13.60 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $13.60 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $14.64 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $14.71 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $14.71 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $14.71 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $14.71 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $14.71 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $14.71 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $14.71 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $14.71 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $14.71 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $14.71 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $14.71 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $14.71 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $14.71 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $14.71 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $14.71 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $14.84 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $14.86 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $15.00 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $15.15 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $15.15 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $15.44 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $15.45 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $15.45 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $15.45 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $15.45 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $15.45 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $15.45 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $15.45 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $15.45 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $15.45 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $15.59 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $15.59 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $15.92 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $16.03 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $16.03 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $16.03 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $16.18 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $17.65 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $18.72 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $19.12 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $22.07 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $22.07 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $22.07 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $22.07 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $22.07 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $25.74 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $25.74 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $25.78 ↓ -98%
Superior ValueHMO $26.33 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $27.46 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $27.46 ↓ -98%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $27.95 ↓ -98%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $29.13 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $31.04 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $32.32 ↓ -98%
Superior HMO $32.95 ↓ -98%
Superior EPO $32.95 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $36.33 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $36.33 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $38.10 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $38.25 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare HIX $38.54 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $39.86 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $55.51 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $55.57 ↓ -96%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $62.00 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $62.00 ↓ -96%
Cigna HMO $62.00 ↓ -96%
Cigna AllOther $78.47 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $110.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $110.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $110.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $110.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $110.06 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $163.41 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $212.26 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $220.12 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $276.72 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $385.20 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $393.06 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $405.64 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $531.42 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $698.08 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $707.52 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $707.52 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $786.13 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $828.58 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $864.74 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $864.74 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $864.74 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $864.74 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $911.91 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $943.36 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,100.58 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,100.58 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,100.58 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,100.58 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,147.75 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,179.19 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,179.19 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,257.81 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,257.81 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,257.81 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,336.42 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,572.26 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,572.26 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,572.26 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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