Microsatellite instability 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

$3,814.91

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.

$3,814.91

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.

$209.14 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $3,814.91 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 $209.14 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $209.14 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $267.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $267.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $267.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $267.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $267.04 ↓ -93%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $288.40 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup MGMCD $292.79 ↓ -92%
United STAR $292.79 ↓ -92%
United STARKids $292.79 ↓ -92%
United STARPLUS $292.79 ↓ -92%
United STARPerinate $292.79 ↓ -92%
United CHIP $292.79 ↓ -92%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $292.79 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup CHIP $292.79 ↓ -92%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $307.43 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $316.21 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $316.21 ↓ -92%
Molina MCDSTAR $322.07 ↓ -92%
Molina CHIP $322.07 ↓ -92%
Molina STAR+PLUS $322.07 ↓ -92%
Molina STARKIDS $322.07 ↓ -92%
WellMed MGMCR $346.82 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health HMO $348.56 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health POS $348.56 ↓ -91%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $348.56 ↓ -91%
United MGMCR $348.56 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $348.56 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $348.56 ↓ -91%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $348.56 ↓ -91%
BCBS MCRPPO $348.56 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health MCR $348.56 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health MME $348.56 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health PPO $348.56 ↓ -91%
Humana MGMCR $348.56 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $348.56 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup DualEligible $348.56 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health SNP $348.56 ↓ -91%
Aetna MCR $351.52 ↓ -91%
Care N Care MGMCR $352.05 ↓ -91%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $355.53 ↓ -91%
WellCare MGMCR $359.02 ↓ -91%
Integranet MGMCR $359.02 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $365.99 ↓ -90%
Humana MGMCD $365.99 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $365.99 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $365.99 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $365.99 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $365.99 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $365.99 ↓ -90%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $365.99 ↓ -90%
ProCare Advantge MCR $365.99 ↓ -90%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $369.47 ↓ -90%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $369.47 ↓ -90%
Molina MME $379.93 ↓ -90%
Molina MMP $379.93 ↓ -90%
Molina MCR $379.93 ↓ -90%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $383.42 ↓ -90%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $418.27 ↓ -89%
Aetna QHPHIX $443.38 ↓ -88%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $453.13 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $515.01 ↓ -87%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $522.84 ↓ -86%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $522.84 ↓ -86%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $522.84 ↓ -86%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $522.84 ↓ -86%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $522.84 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $534.09 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $609.98 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $609.98 ↓ -84%
Aetna NewBusiness $610.69 ↓ -84%
Superior ValueHMO $623.92 ↓ -84%
Aetna COMM $650.43 ↓ -83%
Aetna Meritain $650.43 ↓ -83%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $662.26 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $671.42 ↓ -82%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $690.15 ↓ -82%
BCBS BluePremier $735.46 ↓ -81%
Aetna OON $765.45 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $780.77 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $780.77 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $860.94 ↓ -77%
BCBS BlueEssentials $860.94 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $902.77 ↓ -76%
Oscar HIX $906.26 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $913.23 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $934.65 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $944.60 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $953.73 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $984.25 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,289.44 ↓ -66%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,328.68 ↓ -65%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,330.01 ↓ -65%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,484.04 ↓ -61%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,484.04 ↓ -61%
Cigna HMO $1,484.04 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $1,693.82 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,716.71 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,716.71 ↓ -55%
Cigna AllOther $1,878.24 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,907.45 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,010.46 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,098.20 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,098.20 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,098.20 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,098.20 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,212.65 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $2,288.95 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,670.44 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,670.44 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,670.44 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $2,670.44 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,784.88 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,861.18 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,861.18 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,051.93 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $3,051.93 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $3,051.93 ↓ -20%
Humana COMM $3,216.71 ↓ -16%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,242.67 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,814.91 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $3,814.91 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,814.91 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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