Phlebotomy therapeutic 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

$989.42

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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$989.42

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.

$69.26 with Superior Health Plan vs $989.42 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $69.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $69.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $69.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $69.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $69.26 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $133.57 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $133.57 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $138.52 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $141.74 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $174.14 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $196.89 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $205.80 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $210.75 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $210.75 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $242.41 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $244.39 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $244.39 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $247.35 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $248.34 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $255.27 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $261.21 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $261.21 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $291.88 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $291.88 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $291.88 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.74 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.74 ↓ -69%
BCBS EPOSOA $326.00 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $334.42 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $341.26 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $369.05 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $395.77 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $439.30 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $445.24 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $445.24 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $494.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $521.42 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $544.18 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $544.18 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $544.18 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $544.18 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $573.86 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $593.65 ↓ -40%
Jostens WCOMP $692.59 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $692.59 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $692.59 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $692.59 ↓ -30%
Humana COMM $695.91 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $722.28 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $742.07 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $742.07 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $791.54 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $791.54 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $791.54 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $841.01 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $989.42 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $989.42 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $989.42 ↑ +0%

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