Protein total serum plasma whole blood 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

$515.56

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.

$515.56

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.

$2.20 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $515.56 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.

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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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $2.20 ↓ -100%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $2.20 ↓ -100%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $3.03 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $3.08 ↓ -99%
United STAR $3.08 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $3.08 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $3.08 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $3.08 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $3.08 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $3.08 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $3.08 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $3.23 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $3.33 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $3.33 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $3.39 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $3.39 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $3.39 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $3.39 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $3.65 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $3.67 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $3.67 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $3.67 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $3.67 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.67 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $3.67 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $3.67 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $3.67 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $3.67 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $3.67 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $3.67 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $3.67 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3.67 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $3.67 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $3.67 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $3.70 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $3.71 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $3.74 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $3.78 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $3.78 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $3.85 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $3.85 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $3.85 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $3.85 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $3.85 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $3.85 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $3.85 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $3.85 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $3.85 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $3.85 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $3.89 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $3.89 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $3.97 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $4.00 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $4.00 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $4.00 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $4.04 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $4.40 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $4.66 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $4.77 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $5.50 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $5.50 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $5.50 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $5.50 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $5.50 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6.42 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $6.42 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6.42 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $6.57 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $6.84 ↓ -99%
Aetna Meritain $6.84 ↓ -99%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $6.97 ↓ -99%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $7.27 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $7.74 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $8.05 ↓ -98%
Superior HMO $8.22 ↓ -98%
Superior EPO $8.22 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $9.06 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $9.06 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $9.51 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $9.54 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare HIX $9.62 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $9.95 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalPlus $14.20 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $14.21 ↓ -97%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $15.86 ↓ -97%
Cigna HMO $15.86 ↓ -97%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $15.86 ↓ -97%
Cigna AllOther $20.07 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $36.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $36.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $36.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $36.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $36.09 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $40.76 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $69.60 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $72.18 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $90.74 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $126.31 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $128.89 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $133.01 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $174.26 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $228.91 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $232.00 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $232.00 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $257.78 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $271.70 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $283.56 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $283.56 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $283.56 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $283.56 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $299.02 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $309.34 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $360.89 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $360.89 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $360.89 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $360.89 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $376.36 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $386.67 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $386.67 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $412.45 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $412.45 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $412.45 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $438.23 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $515.56 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $515.56 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $515.56 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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