Removal biliary drg 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

$8,436.85

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$8,436.85

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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.

$329.93 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $8,436.85 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

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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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $329.93 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $334.95 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $334.95 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $334.95 ↓ -96%
United STAR $334.95 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $334.95 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $334.95 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $334.95 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $334.95 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $351.70 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $351.70 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $351.70 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $368.44 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $368.44 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $368.44 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $368.44 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $401.94 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $401.94 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $418.69 ↓ -95%
WellMed MGMCR $915.67 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -89%
BCBS BluePremier $1,021.70 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $1,138.97 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,181.16 ↓ -86%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,217.00 ↓ -86%
Evry Health COMM $1,346.00 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,484.89 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,815.48 ↓ -78%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,815.48 ↓ -78%
Humana COMM $1,840.72 ↓ -78%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $2,109.21 ↓ -75%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,126.00 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,239.87 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,239.87 ↓ -73%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,349.90 ↓ -72%
United SmallGroup $2,459.00 ↓ -71%
BCBS PPO $2,459.93 ↓ -71%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -70%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,514.00 ↓ -70%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,515.00 ↓ -70%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00 ↓ -69%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,808.00 ↓ -67%
Cigna HMO $2,808.00 ↓ -67%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,808.00 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,851.66 ↓ -66%
Oscar HIX $3,293.00 ↓ -61%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -59%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,502.00 ↓ -58%
Cigna AllOther $3,553.00 ↓ -58%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -56%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -56%
BCBS Traditional $3,745.96 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,796.58 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,218.43 ↓ -50%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $4,446.22 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,640.27 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,640.27 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $4,640.27 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,640.27 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,893.37 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $5,062.11 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,905.80 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $5,905.80 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $5,905.80 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,905.80 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,158.90 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,327.64 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,327.64 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $6,749.48 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,749.48 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,171.32 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,436.85 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,436.85 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $8,436.85 ↑ +0%

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