Abdominal Ultrasound (complete) at MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL

4401 Booth Calloway Road, North Richland Hills, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1518911833

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2,497.39

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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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$2,497.39

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$104.75 with United vs $2,497.39 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 STARPLUS $104.75 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $104.75 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $104.75 ↓ -96%
United STAR $104.75 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $104.75 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13 ↓ -95%
Molina STARKIDS $115.23 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $115.23 ↓ -95%
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23 ↓ -95%
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $130.94 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $133.38 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $134.43 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $174.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $174.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $174.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $174.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $174.82 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $184.31 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $197.44 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $197.44 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $231.57 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -90%
Cigna LocalPlus $305.76 ↓ -88%
Cigna NewBusiness $306.06 ↓ -88%
Humana COMM $333.05 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $337.15 ↓ -86%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $341.51 ↓ -86%
Cigna HMO $341.51 ↓ -86%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $341.51 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $349.63 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $432.22 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -83%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $524.45 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $536.94 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $611.86 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $644.33 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $844.12 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $998.96 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,108.84 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,123.83 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,123.83 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,248.69 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,316.12 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,373.56 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,373.56 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,373.56 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,373.56 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,448.49 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $1,498.43 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $1,498.43 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,748.17 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,748.17 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,748.17 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,815.60 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,873.04 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,873.04 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,997.91 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,997.91 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,997.91 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,122.78 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,497.39 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,497.39 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,497.39 ↑ +0%

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