Pentobarbital sodium inj 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

$500.93

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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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$500.93

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.

$35.07 with Superior Health Plan vs $500.93 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $35.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $35.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $35.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $35.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $35.07 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $59.83 ↓ -88%
United AllPayerAppendix $59.83 ↓ -88%
United SmallGroup $59.83 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $67.63 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $67.63 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $70.13 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $88.16 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $99.69 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $106.70 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $106.70 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $125.23 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $125.73 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $125.96 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $125.96 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $169.31 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $184.38 ↓ -63%
BCBS BlueEssentials $184.38 ↓ -63%
BCBS EPOSOA $193.50 ↓ -61%
BCBS PPO $202.63 ↓ -60%
BCBS BluePremier $212.49 ↓ -58%
BCBS Traditional $222.41 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $225.42 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $250.47 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $263.99 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $275.51 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $275.51 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $275.51 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $275.51 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $290.54 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $300.56 ↓ -40%
Cigna LocalPlus $325.97 ↓ -35%
Cigna NewBusiness $326.29 ↓ -35%
Humana COMM $336.80 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $350.65 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $350.65 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $350.65 ↓ -30%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $364.16 ↓ -27%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $364.16 ↓ -27%
Cigna HMO $364.16 ↓ -27%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $365.68 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $375.70 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $375.70 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $400.74 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $400.74 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $400.74 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $425.79 ↓ -15%
Cigna AllOther $460.70 ↓ -8%
Unicare MCD $500.93 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $500.93 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $500.93 ↑ +0%

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