Susceptibility agar dilution per agent 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.

$1.29 with Superior Health Plan vs $52.73 with Humana — 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 MCDSTAR $1.29
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1.29
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1.29
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1.29
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1.29
Cigna IFP $2.49
Cigna QHP $2.58
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $2.85
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $2.85
United OptionsPPO $3.25
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $3.93
United STAR $3.99
Amerigroup MGMCD $3.99
United CHIP $3.99
Amerigroup CHIP $3.99
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $3.99
United STARPerinate $3.99
United STARPLUS $3.99
United STARKids $3.99
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $4.19
Aetna Better Health CHIP $4.31
Aetna Better Health MCD $4.31
Molina MCDSTAR $4.39
Molina STAR+PLUS $4.39
Molina CHIP $4.39
Molina STARKIDS $4.39
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4.52
Unicare CHIP $4.62
WellMed MGMCR $4.73
BCBS MGMCRHMO $4.75
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $4.75
Devoted Health PPO $4.75
Devoted Health SNP $4.75
Devoted Health HMO $4.75
Devoted Health POS $4.75
Devoted Health MCR $4.75
Devoted Health MME $4.75
Amerigroup DualEligible $4.75
BCBS MCRPPO $4.75
United SmallGroup $4.75
United AllPayerAppendix $4.75
United MGMCR $4.75
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4.75
Humana MGMCR $4.75
Evry Health COMM $4.76
Aetna MCR $4.79
Care N Care MGMCR $4.80
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $4.84
Integranet MGMCR $4.89
WellCare MGMCR $4.89
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $4.99
Humana MGMCD $4.99
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $4.99
Humana Tricare $4.99
ProCare Advantge MCR $4.99
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $4.99
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $4.99
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $4.99
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $4.99
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $4.99
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $5.04
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $5.04
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $5.14
Molina MMP $5.18
Molina MCR $5.18
Molina MME $5.18
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $5.23
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $5.70
Aetna QHPHIX $6.04
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $6.17
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $6.24
Bravo Health MCRPPO $7.13
Bravo Health MCRSNP $7.13
Bravo Health MCRPOS $7.13
Bravo Health MCRHMO $7.13
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $7.13
BCBS Traditional $8.20
BCBS MyBlueHealth $8.31
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $8.31
City of McKinney COMM $8.31
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $8.31
Aetna NewBusiness $8.32
Superior ValueHMO $8.50
Aetna COMM $8.86
Aetna Meritain $8.86
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $9.03
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $9.23
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $9.40
Aetna ASA $9.73
BCBS BluePremier $10.02
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $10.15
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $10.15
Aetna WCOMP $10.15
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $10.15
Aetna OON $10.43
Superior HMO $10.64
Superior EPO $10.64
Averde Health, Inc PPO $10.71
USC Health Services COMM $11.08
BCBS BlueEssentials $11.73
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $11.73
BCBS EPOSOA $12.30
Oscar HIX $12.35
Molina Healthcare HIX $12.45
BCBS PPO $12.87
Jostens WCOMP $12.92
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $12.92
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $12.92
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $12.92
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $13.48
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $13.85
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $13.85
Randalls Food Market PPO $14.77
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $14.77
USA Managed Care COMM $14.77
Galaxy Health Network PPO $15.69
Cigna LocalPlus $18.09
Cigna NewBusiness $18.11
Unicare MCD $18.46
Independent Medical Systems COMM $18.46
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $18.46
Cigna NetworkBenefit $20.20
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $20.20
Cigna HMO $20.20
Cigna AllOther $25.57
Humana COMM $52.73
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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