Vancomycin 1,000 mg intravenous injection 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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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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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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$0.05 with United vs $6.30 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
United AllPayerAppendix $0.05
United SmallGroup $0.05
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.05
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.14
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.14
Cigna NewBusiness $0.18
Cigna LocalPlus $0.18
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.20
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.20
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.20
Cigna HMO $0.20
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.20
BCBS EPOSOA $0.21
BCBS PPO $0.22
Cigna AllOther $0.26
Superior Health Plan STARKids $0.44
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $0.44
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $0.44
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $0.44
Superior Health Plan CHIP $0.44
Aetna QHPHIX $0.85
Cigna IFP $0.85
Cigna QHP $0.88
United OptionsPPO $1.11
Aetna NewBusiness $1.25
Aetna COMM $1.34
Aetna Meritain $1.34
Unicare CHIP $1.57
Aetna OON $1.58
BCBS BluePremier $1.84
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2.13
BCBS Traditional $2.80
City of McKinney COMM $2.83
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3.15
Aetna ASA $3.32
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3.46
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3.46
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3.46
Aetna WCOMP $3.46
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3.65
USC Health Services COMM $3.78
Jostens WCOMP $4.41
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4.41
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4.41
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4.60
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4.72
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4.72
USA Managed Care COMM $5.04
Randalls Food Market PPO $5.04
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $5.04
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5.36
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6.30
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6.30
Unicare MCD $6.30

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