Esophagus examination with tissue sample at Medical City Argyle

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Esophagoscopy, rigid, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple

Argyle, TX

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Medical City Argyle’s median price of $2.6k is 19% above the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 64% of the 1,611 hospitals reporting CPT 43193. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 43193 at Medical City Argyle

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 42 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare chip fee schedule · outpatient	$565	$565	—	—	—	$565 – $565
2	UnitedHealthcare star fee schedule · outpatient	$565	$565	—	—	—	$565 – $565
3	UnitedHealthcare starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$565	$565	—	—	—	$565 – $565
4	UnitedHealthcare starperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$565	$565	—	—	—	$565 – $565
5	UnitedHealthcare starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$565	$565	—	—	—	$565 – $565
6	Cigna Healthspring mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$593	$593	—	—	—	$593 – $593
7	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$627	$627	$6	1%	—	$621 – $633
8	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$627	$627	$6	1%	—	$621 – $633
9	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$627	$627	$6	1%	—	$621 – $633
10	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$627	$627	$6	1%	—	$621 – $633
11	Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$678	$678	—	—	—	$678 – $678
12	Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$678	$678	—	—	—	$678 – $678
13	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$706	$706	—	—	—	$706 – $706
14	Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient	$948	$948	—	—	—	$948 – $948
15	Superior Healthplan mcdstar case rate · outpatient	$948	$948	—	—	—	$948 – $948
16	Superior Healthplan starhealth case rate · outpatient	$948	$948	—	—	—	$948 – $948
17	Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient	$948	$948	—	—	—	$948 – $948
18	Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient	$948	$948	—	—	—	$948 – $948
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield bluepremier fee schedule · outpatient	$2.0k	$2.0k	—	—	—	$2.0k – $2.0k
20	UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient	$2.1k	$2.1k	—	—	—	$2.1k – $2.1k
21	Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient	$2.1k	$2.1k	—	—	—	$2.1k – $2.1k
22	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient	$2.5k	$2.5k	—	—	—	$2.5k – $2.5k
23	Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient	$2.5k	$2.5k	—	—	—	$2.5k – $2.5k
24	Aetna newbusiness case rate · outpatient	$3.4k	$3.4k	—	—	—	$3.4k – $3.4k
25	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient	$3.5k	$3.5k	—	—	—	$3.5k – $3.5k

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Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

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