Plcmnt biliary drainage cath w/img ext 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

$13,648.32

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$13,648.32

Gross charge

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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.

$948.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $14,800.00 with Cigna — 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 STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -93%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $1,134.27 ↓ -92%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $1,151.54 ↓ -92%
United STAR $1,151.54 ↓ -92%
United STARPerinate $1,151.54 ↓ -92%
United STARKids $1,151.54 ↓ -92%
United CHIP $1,151.54 ↓ -92%
United STARPLUS $1,151.54 ↓ -92%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,151.54 ↓ -92%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $1,151.54 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup CHIP $1,209.12 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,209.12 ↓ -91%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,209.12 ↓ -91%
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,266.69 ↓ -91%
Molina CHIP $1,266.69 ↓ -91%
Molina STARKIDS $1,266.69 ↓ -91%
Molina MCDSTAR $1,266.69 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,381.85 ↓ -90%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,381.85 ↓ -90%
Humana MGMCD $1,439.42 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $1,842.52 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,910.76 ↓ -86%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $2,402.10 ↓ -82%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -82%
Unicare CHIP $3,412.08 ↓ -75%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -75%
WellMed MGMCR $3,614.70 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -73%
BCBS BluePremier $4,042.14 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,613.13 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,475.00 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -57%
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00 ↓ -56%
BCBS Traditional $6,059.85 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $6,141.74 ↓ -55%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $6,225.00 ↓ -54%
Humana COMM $6,580.19 ↓ -52%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $6,824.16 ↓ -50%
Oscar HIX $7,168.00 ↓ -47%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $7,182.58 ↓ -47%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7,182.58 ↓ -47%
Aetna ASA $7,192.66 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $7,506.58 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $7,506.58 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $7,506.58 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $7,506.58 ↓ -45%
United SmallGroup $7,558.00 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $7,916.03 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $8,188.99 ↓ -40%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8,861.62 ↓ -35%
BCBS BlueEssentials $8,861.62 ↓ -35%
BCBS EPOSOA $9,296.93 ↓ -32%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $9,553.82 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $9,553.82 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $9,553.82 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $9,553.82 ↓ -30%
BCBS PPO $9,732.23 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $9,963.27 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $10,236.24 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $10,236.24 ↓ -25%
Cigna LocalPlus $10,472.00 ↓ -23%
Cigna NewBusiness $10,482.00 ↓ -23%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,918.00 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $10,918.66 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $10,918.66 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $11,601.07 ↓ -15%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11,700.00 ↓ -14%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,700.00 ↓ -14%
Cigna HMO $11,700.00 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $13,648.32 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $13,648.32 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $13,648.32 ↑ +0%
Cigna AllOther $14,800.00 ↑ +8%

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Plcmnt biliary drainage cath w/img ext at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,222.48 $1,151.54 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,407.22 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,614.38 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,222.48 $1,151.54 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,407.22 $85.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,407.22 $1,151.54 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,614.38 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,222.48 $1,151.54 – $8,570.48

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