Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years 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

$7,279.91

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$7,279.91

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$439.58 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $12,897.00 with Oscar — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $439.58 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $446.27 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $446.27 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $446.27 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $446.27 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $446.27 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $446.27 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $446.27 ↓ -94%
United STAR $446.27 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $468.58 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $490.90 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $490.90 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $490.90 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $490.90 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $535.52 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $535.52 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $557.84 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $982.79 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,019.19 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,281.26 ↓ -82%
WellMed MGMCR $1,589.23 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,783.58 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,798.14 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,798.14 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $1,881.42 ↓ -74%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -73%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -72%
BCBS BluePremier $2,120.47 ↓ -71%
Humana COMM $2,256.04 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,322.29 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,322.29 ↓ -68%
Evry Health COMM $2,356.00 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,438.77 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,460.61 ↓ -66%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -65%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,514.00 ↓ -65%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,515.00 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $2,547.97 ↓ -65%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,808.00 ↓ -61%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,808.00 ↓ -61%
Cigna HMO $2,808.00 ↓ -61%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,838.00 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $3,232.28 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,386.56 ↓ -53%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -53%
Cigna AllOther $3,553.00 ↓ -51%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -49%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,762.84 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $3,836.51 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $4,139.12 ↓ -43%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,139.12 ↓ -43%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,139.12 ↓ -43%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,139.12 ↓ -43%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -40%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,364.89 ↓ -40%
USC Health Services COMM $4,515.41 ↓ -38%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,267.98 ↓ -28%
Jostens WCOMP $5,267.98 ↓ -28%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,267.98 ↓ -28%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $5,314.33 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,459.93 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,644.26 ↓ -22%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,939.00 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,020.54 ↓ -17%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $6,020.54 ↓ -17%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,396.83 ↓ -12%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,525.68 ↑ +3%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,525.68 ↑ +3%
Unicare MCD $7,525.68 ↑ +3%
United SmallGroup $7,850.00 ↑ +8%
United AllPayerAppendix $11,220.00 ↑ +54%
Oscar HIX $12,897.00 ↑ +77%

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Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,079.43 $85.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42

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