In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL
7218 Crawford Rd, Argyle, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1306897277
$270.37
Cash price 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.
$270.37
Gross charge 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.
$18.93 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,157.27 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $18.93 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $18.93 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $18.93 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $18.93 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $18.93 | ↓ -93% |
| Cigna | IFP | $36.50 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | QHP | $37.85 | ↓ -86% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $47.59 | ↓ -82% |
| Oscar | HIX | $56.24 | ↓ -79% |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $66.24 | ↓ -76% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $91.39 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $120.04 | ↓ -56% |
| Aetna | ASA | $142.48 | ↓ -47% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $149.16 | ↓ -45% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $149.16 | ↓ -45% |
| United | SmallGroup | $149.16 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $181.13 | ↓ -33% |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $189.26 | ↓ -30% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $197.37 | ↓ -27% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $202.78 | ↓ -25% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $249.48 | ↓ -8% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $251.13 | ↓ -7% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $251.13 | ↓ -7% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $265.72 | ↓ -2% |
| Aetna | COMM | $265.72 | ↓ -2% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $302.78 | ↑ +12% |
| Aetna | OON | $312.71 | ↑ +16% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $354.45 | ↑ +31% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $354.45 | ↑ +31% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $371.66 | ↑ +37% |
| BCBS | PPO | $388.88 | ↑ +44% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $532.78 | ↑ +97% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $533.31 | ↑ +97% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $595.08 | ↑ +120% |
| Cigna | HMO | $595.08 | ↑ +120% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $595.08 | ↑ +120% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $753.15 | ↑ +179% |
| Humana | COMM | $1,157.27 | ↑ +328% |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $373.43 | $35.00 – $466.79 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $352.98 | $36.00 – $529.47 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $296.45 | $36.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $373.43 | $35.00 – $466.79 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $352.98 | $36.00 – $529.47 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $352.98 | $26.00 – $529.47 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $296.45 | $36.00 – $444.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $373.43 | $35.00 – $466.79 |