Plcmnt ureteral stent pq w/img new w/cath 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

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $1,470.94
United STARKids $1,493.34
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,493.34
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $1,493.34
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $1,493.34
United CHIP $1,493.34
United STARPerinate $1,493.34
United STARPLUS $1,493.34
United STAR $1,493.34
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,568.01
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,568.01
Amerigroup CHIP $1,568.01
Molina CHIP $1,642.67
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,642.67
Molina STARKIDS $1,642.67
Molina MCDSTAR $1,642.67
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,792.01
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,792.01
Humana MGMCD $1,866.67
Cigna IFP $1,931.63
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Cigna QHP $2,003.17
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
United OptionsPPO $2,518.27
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
WellMed MGMCR $3,558.75
Unicare CHIP $3,577.09
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
BCBS BluePremier $3,924.10
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,836.23
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,475.00
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $6,225.00
BCBS Traditional $6,352.92
City of McKinney COMM $6,438.77
Humana COMM $6,739.57
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,972.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,972.83
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $7,154.19
Oscar HIX $7,168.00
Aetna ASA $7,540.51
United SmallGroup $7,558.00
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $7,869.60
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $7,869.60
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $7,869.60
Aetna WCOMP $7,869.60
Averde Health, Inc PPO $8,298.85
USC Health Services COMM $8,585.02
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8,602.84
BCBS BlueEssentials $8,602.84
BCBS EPOSOA $9,025.43
BCBS PPO $9,448.03
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $10,015.86
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $10,015.86
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $10,015.86
Jostens WCOMP $10,015.86
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $10,445.11
Cigna LocalPlus $10,472.00
Cigna NewBusiness $10,482.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $10,731.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $10,731.28
United AllPayerAppendix $10,918.00
USA Managed Care COMM $11,446.70
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $11,446.70
Cigna HMO $11,700.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11,700.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,700.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $12,162.11
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $14,308.37
Independent Medical Systems COMM $14,308.37
Unicare MCD $14,308.37
Cigna AllOther $14,800.00

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Plcmnt ureteral stent pq w/img new w/cath at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $6,048.00 $1,493.34 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $6,804.00 $71.00 – $10,206.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,882.47 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $6,048.00 $1,493.34 – $10,795.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $6,804.00 $85.00 – $10,206.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $6,804.00 $1,493.34 – $10,206.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,882.47 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $6,048.00 $1,493.34 – $10,795.00

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