Placement nephrostomy catheter (both sides) at MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL
7218 Crawford Rd, Argyle, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1306897277
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
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Gross charge 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.
$643.01 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $26,319.54 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK | MCD | $643.01 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $652.80 | — |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $652.80 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $652.80 | — |
| United | STARKids | $652.80 | — |
| United | CHIP | $652.80 | — |
| United | STARPerinate | $652.80 | — |
| United | STARPLUS | $652.80 | — |
| United | STAR | $652.80 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $685.44 | — |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $685.44 | — |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $685.44 | — |
| Molina | CHIP | $718.08 | — |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $718.08 | — |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $718.08 | — |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $718.08 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $783.36 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $783.36 | — |
| Humana | MGMCD | $816.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $948.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $948.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $948.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $948.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $948.00 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $1,995.00 | — |
| WellMed | MGMCR | $2,110.41 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $2,303.01 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $2,513.00 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $3,445.00 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $3,553.14 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $3,650.00 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $3,682.00 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $3,682.00 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $3,684.74 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $3,857.78 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $4,036.00 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $4,092.28 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $4,092.28 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $4,332.00 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $4,523.00 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $4,632.24 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $4,807.00 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $5,048.92 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $5,048.92 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $5,296.93 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $5,381.00 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $5,544.95 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $5,593.00 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $6,579.89 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $7,828.00 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $8,896.00 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $9,774.00 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $9,784.00 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $10,920.00 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $10,920.00 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $10,920.00 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $11,685.88 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $11,843.79 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $13,159.77 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $13,814.00 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $13,870.40 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $14,475.75 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $14,475.75 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $14,475.75 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $14,475.75 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $15,265.33 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $15,791.72 | — |
| Jostens | WCOMP | $18,423.68 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $18,423.68 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $18,423.68 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $18,423.68 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $19,213.26 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $19,739.65 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $19,739.65 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $21,055.63 | — |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan | $21,055.63 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $22,371.61 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $26,319.54 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $26,319.54 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $26,319.54 | — |
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Placement nephrostomy catheter (both sides) at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $4,772.36 | $652.80 – $5,965.45 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $3,752.50 | $71.00 – $6,837.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $4,233.03 | $71.00 – $6,837.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $4,772.36 | $652.80 – $5,965.45 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $3,752.50 | $85.00 – $6,837.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $3,752.50 | $652.80 – $5,628.74 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $4,233.03 | $71.00 – $6,837.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $4,772.36 | $652.80 – $5,965.45 |