Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old 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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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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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.

$378.41 with Cigna vs $12,897.00 with Oscar — 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
Cigna IFP $378.41
Cigna QHP $392.43
United OptionsPPO $493.34
Unicare CHIP $700.76
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $947.43
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $1,101.45
United STARPLUS $1,118.22
United STARKids $1,118.22
United STAR $1,118.22
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $1,118.22
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,118.22
United STARPerinate $1,118.22
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $1,118.22
United CHIP $1,118.22
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,174.13
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,174.13
Amerigroup CHIP $1,174.13
Molina CHIP $1,230.04
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,230.04
Molina STARKIDS $1,230.04
Molina MCDSTAR $1,230.04
BCBS Traditional $1,244.55
City of McKinney COMM $1,261.37
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,341.86
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,341.86
Humana MGMCD $1,397.78
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,401.52
Aetna ASA $1,477.20
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,541.67
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,541.67
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,541.67
Aetna WCOMP $1,541.67
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,625.76
USC Health Services COMM $1,681.82
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,962.13
Jostens WCOMP $1,962.13
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,962.13
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,046.22
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,102.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,102.28
BCBS BluePremier $2,120.47
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,129.00
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,242.43
USA Managed Care COMM $2,242.43
Evry Health COMM $2,356.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,382.58
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Cigna LocalPlus $2,514.00
Cigna NewBusiness $2,515.00
Unicare MCD $2,803.04
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,803.04
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,803.04
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,808.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,808.00
Cigna HMO $2,808.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,838.00
WellMed MGMCR $3,187.73
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Cigna AllOther $3,553.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,767.91
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,767.91
Humana COMM $4,116.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $4,648.72
BCBS BlueEssentials $4,648.72
BCBS EPOSOA $4,877.08
BCBS PPO $5,105.44
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,939.00
United SmallGroup $7,850.00
United AllPayerAppendix $11,220.00
Oscar HIX $12,897.00

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Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $6,528.70 $2,038.91 – $3,432.54
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,487.99 $1,118.22 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,723.01 $71.00 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,928.01 $71.00 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,487.99 $1,118.22 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,723.01 $85.00 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,723.01 $1,118.22 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,928.01 $71.00 – $7,896.23

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