Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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

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Discounted cash price

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.

$5.91 with WellMed vs $295.46 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
WellMed MGMCR $5.91
Devoted Health SNP $5.94
Devoted Health HMO $5.94
Devoted Health POS $5.94
Devoted Health MCR $5.94
Devoted Health MME $5.94
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $5.94
Devoted Health PPO $5.94
Amerigroup DualEligible $5.94
Humana MGMCR $5.94
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $5.94
Humana Tricare $5.95
United MGMCR $5.97
Aetna MCR $5.99
Care N Care MGMCR $6.00
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $6.06
WellCare MGMCR $6.12
Integranet MGMCR $6.12
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $6.13
BCBS MGMCRHMO $6.13
BCBS MCRPPO $6.13
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $6.24
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $6.24
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $6.24
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $6.24
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $6.24
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $6.24
ProCare Advantge MCR $6.24
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $6.24
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $6.30
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $6.30
Molina MMP $6.47
Molina MCR $6.47
Molina MME $6.47
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $6.47
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $6.53
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $7.13
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $7.72
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $8.91
Bravo Health MCRSNP $8.91
Bravo Health MCRPPO $8.91
Bravo Health MCRPOS $8.91
Bravo Health MCRHMO $8.91
Superior ValueHMO $10.63
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $11.29
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $11.76
Superior EPO $13.31
Superior HMO $13.31
Molina Healthcare HIX $15.56
BCBS BluePremier $17.02
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19.83
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19.83
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $20.68
Superior Health Plan CHIP $20.68
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $20.68
Superior Health Plan STARKids $20.68
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $20.68
BCBS BlueEssentials $35.11
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $35.11
BCBS EPOSOA $36.84
BCBS PPO $38.57
Cigna IFP $39.89
Cigna QHP $41.36
Humana COMM $60.95
Oscar HIX $61.46
Unicare CHIP $62.05
United OptionsPPO $63.52
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $99.87
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00
BCBS Traditional $131.18
City of McKinney COMM $132.96
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $132.96
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $147.73
Aetna Meritain $155.00
Aetna COMM $155.00
Aetna ASA $155.71
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $162.50
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $162.50
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $162.50
Aetna WCOMP $162.50
Averde Health, Inc PPO $171.37
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $177.28
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $177.28
Aetna OON $179.00
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $206.82
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $206.82
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $206.82
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $214.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $221.59
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $221.59
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $236.37
USC Health Services COMM $236.37
USA Managed Care COMM $236.37
Galaxy Health Network PPO $251.14
Unicare MCD $295.46
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $295.46
Independent Medical Systems COMM $295.46

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