Sedimentation rate erythrocyte automated 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

$502.78

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.

$502.78

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.

$1.62 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $502.78 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 CHIP $1.62 ↓ -100%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $1.62 ↓ -100%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $2.24 ↓ -100%
United STARPerinate $2.27 ↓ -100%
United STAR $2.27 ↓ -100%
United STARKids $2.27 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup CHIP $2.27 ↓ -100%
United CHIP $2.27 ↓ -100%
United STARPLUS $2.27 ↓ -100%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $2.27 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2.27 ↓ -100%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $2.38 ↓ -100%
Aetna Better Health MCD $2.45 ↓ -100%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $2.45 ↓ -100%
Molina MCDSTAR $2.50 ↓ -100%
Molina CHIP $2.50 ↓ -100%
Molina STAR+PLUS $2.50 ↓ -100%
Molina STARKIDS $2.50 ↓ -100%
WellMed MGMCR $2.69 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $2.70 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $2.70 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2.70 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $2.70 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $2.70 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $2.70 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $2.70 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $2.70 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $2.70 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $2.70 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $2.70 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $2.70 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $2.70 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $2.70 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $2.70 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $2.72 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $2.73 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $2.75 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $2.78 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $2.78 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $2.83 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $2.84 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $2.84 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $2.84 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $2.84 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $2.84 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $2.84 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $2.84 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $2.84 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $2.84 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $2.86 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $2.86 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $2.92 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $2.94 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $2.94 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $2.94 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $2.97 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $3.24 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $3.43 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $3.51 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $4.05 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $4.05 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $4.05 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $4.05 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $4.05 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4.73 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $4.73 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $4.73 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $4.83 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $5.04 ↓ -99%
Aetna Meritain $5.04 ↓ -99%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $5.13 ↓ -99%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $5.35 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $5.70 ↓ -99%
Aetna OON $5.93 ↓ -99%
Superior EPO $6.05 ↓ -99%
Superior HMO $6.05 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $6.67 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $6.67 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $6.99 ↓ -99%
Oscar HIX $7.02 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare HIX $7.07 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $7.32 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalPlus $10.35 ↓ -98%
Cigna NewBusiness $10.36 ↓ -98%
Cigna HMO $11.56 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11.56 ↓ -98%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11.56 ↓ -98%
Cigna AllOther $14.63 ↓ -97%
Humana COMM $29.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $35.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $35.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $35.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $35.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $35.19 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $67.88 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $70.39 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $88.49 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $123.18 ↓ -76%
Unicare CHIP $125.69 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $129.72 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $169.94 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $223.23 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $226.25 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $226.25 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $251.39 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $264.97 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $276.53 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $276.53 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $276.53 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $276.53 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $291.61 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $301.67 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $351.95 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $351.95 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $351.95 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $351.95 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $367.03 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $377.08 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $377.08 ↓ -25%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $402.22 ↓ -20%
Randalls Food Market PPO $402.22 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $402.22 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $427.36 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $502.78 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $502.78 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $502.78 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $144.47 $2.43 – $10.40
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $67.06 $2.27 – $83.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $49.63 $3.96 – $74.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $61.15 $2.27 – $76.44
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $49.63 $2.43 – $74.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $49.63 $2.27 – $74.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $61.15 $2.27 – $91.73

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