Pentazocine injection 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

$1,262.60

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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$1,262.60

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.

$45.19 with United vs $1,262.60 with Unicare — 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
United AllPayerAppendix $45.19 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $45.19 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $45.19 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $88.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $88.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $88.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $88.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $88.38 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $170.45 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $170.45 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $176.76 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $222.22 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $251.26 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $268.93 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $268.93 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $315.65 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $316.91 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $416.28 ↓ -67%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $416.28 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $426.76 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $560.59 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $568.17 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $609.33 ↓ -52%
BCBS BlueEssentials $609.33 ↓ -52%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $631.30 ↓ -50%
BCBS EPOSOA $639.50 ↓ -49%
Cigna LocalPlus $655.87 ↓ -48%
Cigna NewBusiness $656.52 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $665.39 ↓ -47%
BCBS PPO $669.66 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $694.43 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $694.43 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $694.43 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $694.43 ↓ -45%
BCBS BluePremier $702.24 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $732.31 ↓ -42%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $732.72 ↓ -42%
Cigna HMO $732.72 ↓ -42%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $732.72 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $757.56 ↓ -40%
Humana COMM $775.39 ↓ -39%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $883.82 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $883.82 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $883.82 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $921.70 ↓ -27%
Cigna AllOther $926.95 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $946.95 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $946.95 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,010.08 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,010.08 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,010.08 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,073.21 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,262.60 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,262.60 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,262.60 ↑ +0%

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MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE $755.14 $45.19 – $775.39
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