Mayo rbcme osmotic fragility rbc incubated 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

$2,688.62

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.

$2,688.62

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.

$8.02 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $2,688.62 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 $8.02 ↓ -100%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $8.02 ↓ -100%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $11.05 ↓ -100%
United STARPLUS $11.22 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup CHIP $11.22 ↓ -100%
United STARKids $11.22 ↓ -100%
United CHIP $11.22 ↓ -100%
United STARPerinate $11.22 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup MGMCD $11.22 ↓ -100%
United STAR $11.22 ↓ -100%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $11.22 ↓ -100%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $11.78 ↓ -100%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $12.12 ↓ -100%
Aetna Better Health MCD $12.12 ↓ -100%
Molina CHIP $12.34 ↓ -100%
Molina STARKIDS $12.34 ↓ -100%
Molina STAR+PLUS $12.34 ↓ -100%
Molina MCDSTAR $12.34 ↓ -100%
WellMed MGMCR $13.29 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health SNP $13.36 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health POS $13.36 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health MCR $13.36 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health MME $13.36 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $13.36 ↓ -100%
Humana MGMCR $13.36 ↓ -100%
BCBS MCRPPO $13.36 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health PPO $13.36 ↓ -100%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $13.36 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $13.36 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup DualEligible $13.36 ↓ -100%
United MGMCR $13.36 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $13.36 ↓ -100%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $13.36 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health HMO $13.36 ↓ -100%
Aetna MCR $13.47 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $13.49 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $13.63 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $13.76 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $13.76 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $14.03 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $14.03 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $14.03 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $14.03 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $14.03 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $14.03 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $14.03 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $14.03 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $14.03 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $14.03 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $14.16 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $14.16 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $14.46 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $14.56 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $14.56 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $14.56 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $14.70 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $16.03 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $17.00 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $17.37 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $20.04 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $20.04 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $20.04 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $20.04 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $20.04 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.38 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $23.38 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $23.42 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $23.91 ↓ -99%
Aetna Meritain $24.94 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $24.94 ↓ -99%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $25.38 ↓ -99%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $26.45 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $28.19 ↓ -99%
Aetna OON $29.35 ↓ -99%
Superior HMO $29.93 ↓ -99%
Superior EPO $29.93 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $33.00 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $33.00 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $34.60 ↓ -99%
Oscar HIX $34.74 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare HIX $35.00 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $36.21 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalPlus $50.38 ↓ -98%
Cigna NewBusiness $50.43 ↓ -98%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $56.27 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $56.27 ↓ -98%
Cigna HMO $56.27 ↓ -98%
Cigna AllOther $71.22 ↓ -97%
Humana COMM $148.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $188.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $188.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $188.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $188.20 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $188.20 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $362.96 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $376.41 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $473.20 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $658.71 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $672.15 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $693.66 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $908.75 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $1,193.75 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,209.88 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,209.88 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,344.31 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,416.90 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,478.74 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,478.74 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,478.74 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,478.74 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,559.40 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,613.17 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,882.03 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,882.03 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,882.03 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,882.03 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,962.69 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,016.46 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,016.46 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,150.90 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $2,150.90 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $2,150.90 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,285.33 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,688.62 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,688.62 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,688.62 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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