Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$31.03 with BCBS vs $1,685.40 with Unicare — 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
BCBS BluePremier $31.03
BCBS MyBlueHealth $33.05
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $33.05
Aetna QHPHIX $45.95
Aetna NewBusiness $63.00
Aetna COMM $67.49
Aetna Meritain $67.49
Aetna OON $79.16
BCBS BlueEssentials $98.14
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $98.14
BCBS EPOSOA $102.94
BCBS PPO $107.73
Humana COMM $110.89
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $117.98
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $117.98
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $117.98
Superior Health Plan STARKids $117.98
Superior Health Plan CHIP $117.98
Cigna IFP $227.53
Cigna QHP $235.96
United OptionsPPO $296.63
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $320.23
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $412.92
Unicare CHIP $421.35
Evry Health COMM $434.83
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $569.67
Curative Administrators COMM $674.16
BCBS Traditional $748.32
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $758.43
City of McKinney COMM $758.43
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $842.70
Aetna ASA $888.21
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $926.97
Aetna WCOMP $926.97
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $926.97
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $926.97
Averde Health, Inc PPO $977.53
USC Health Services COMM $1,011.24
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,179.78
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,179.78
Jostens WCOMP $1,179.78
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,179.78
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,230.34
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,264.05
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,264.05
USA Managed Care COMM $1,348.32
Randalls Food Market PPO $1,348.32
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $1,348.32
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,432.59
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,685.40
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,685.40
Unicare MCD $1,685.40

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $909.17 $50.46 – $1,288.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $799.40 $84.77 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $906.04 $84.77 – $1,132.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $909.17 $57.78 – $1,288.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $799.40 $103.19 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $799.40 $413.03 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $906.04 $84.77 – $1,359.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $909.17 $50.46 – $1,288.00

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