Plmt ureteral stent prq 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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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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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 $1,125.76
United STARPerinate $1,142.90
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $1,142.90
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $1,142.90
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $1,142.90
United CHIP $1,142.90
United STAR $1,142.90
United STARKids $1,142.90
United STARPLUS $1,142.90
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $1,200.05
Amerigroup CHIP $1,200.05
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,200.05
Molina CHIP $1,257.19
Molina STAR+PLUS $1,257.19
Molina STARKIDS $1,257.19
Molina MCDSTAR $1,257.19
Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,371.48
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,371.48
Humana MGMCD $1,428.63
Cigna IFP $1,613.04
Cigna QHP $1,672.78
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
United OptionsPPO $2,102.93
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Unicare CHIP $2,987.11
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
WellMed MGMCR $3,558.75
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
BCBS BluePremier $3,924.10
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,038.58
Aetna OON $4,332.00
BCBS Traditional $5,305.12
City of McKinney COMM $5,376.81
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,475.00
Humana COMM $5,568.01
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,974.23
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $6,225.00
Aetna ASA $6,296.84
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $6,571.65
Aetna WCOMP $6,571.65
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $6,571.65
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $6,571.65
Averde Health, Inc PPO $6,930.11
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,972.83
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,972.83
Oscar HIX $7,168.00
USC Health Services COMM $7,169.08
United SmallGroup $7,558.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $8,363.92
Jostens WCOMP $8,363.92
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $8,363.92
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $8,363.92
BCBS BlueEssentials $8,602.84
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8,602.84
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $8,722.38
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $8,961.34
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,961.34
BCBS EPOSOA $9,025.43
BCBS PPO $9,448.03
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $9,558.77
USA Managed Care COMM $9,558.77
Galaxy Health Network PPO $10,156.19
Cigna LocalPlus $10,472.00
Cigna NewBusiness $10,482.00
United AllPayerAppendix $10,918.00
Cigna HMO $11,700.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11,700.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,700.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $11,948.46
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $11,948.46
Unicare MCD $11,948.46
Cigna AllOther $14,800.00

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Plmt ureteral stent prq at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,709.76 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,695.02 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,788.58 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,709.76 $1,142.90 – $10,795.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,695.02 $85.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,695.02 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,788.58 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,709.76 $1,142.90 – $10,795.00

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