Injection, pentamidine iseth 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

$2,205.42

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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$2,205.42

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.

$154.38 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,205.42 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 STARHealth $154.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $154.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $154.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $154.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $154.38 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $297.73 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $297.73 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $308.76 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $358.70 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $358.70 ↓ -84%
Humana COMM $369.56 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $388.15 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $438.88 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $441.08 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $441.08 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $441.08 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $469.75 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $469.75 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentials $525.05 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $525.05 ↓ -76%
BCBS EPOSOA $551.04 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $551.36 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $551.36 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $553.56 ↓ -75%
BCBS PPO $577.03 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $602.98 ↓ -73%
Cigna NewBusiness $603.58 ↓ -73%
BCBS BluePremier $605.11 ↓ -73%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $673.63 ↓ -69%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $673.63 ↓ -69%
Cigna HMO $673.63 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $745.43 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $852.21 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $979.21 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $992.44 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,102.71 ↓ -50%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,212.98 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,212.98 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,212.98 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,212.98 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,279.14 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,323.25 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,543.79 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,543.79 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,543.79 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,609.96 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,654.07 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,654.07 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,764.34 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,764.34 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,764.34 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,874.61 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,205.42 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,205.42 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,205.42 ↑ +0%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $23.80 $203.78 – $503.17
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