Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right 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

$1,585.11

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,585.11

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.

$23.54 with United vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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 STARPerinate $23.54 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $23.54 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $23.54 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $23.54 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $23.54 ↓ -99%
United STAR $23.54 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $23.54 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $23.54 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $24.72 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $24.72 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $24.72 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $25.89 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $25.89 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $25.89 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $25.89 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $28.25 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $28.25 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $29.42 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $34.55 ↓ -98%
Humana COMM $86.92 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $112.49 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $112.49 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $144.71 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $144.71 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $151.98 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $159.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $213.99 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $221.92 ↓ -86%
WellMed MGMCR $310.40 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $332.87 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $340.80 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $535.77 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $703.79 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $713.30 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $792.55 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $835.35 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $871.81 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $871.81 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $871.81 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $871.81 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $919.36 ↓ -42%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $951.07 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $951.07 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,109.58 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,109.58 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,109.58 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,152.37 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,188.83 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,188.83 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,268.09 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,268.09 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,268.09 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,347.34 ↓ -15%
United SmallGroup $1,580.00 ↓ -0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,585.11 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,585.11 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,585.11 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↑ +5%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↑ +26%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,095.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,097.00 ↑ +32%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00 ↑ +36%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↑ +37%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↑ +44%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,340.00 ↑ +48%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,340.00 ↑ +48%
Cigna HMO $2,340.00 ↑ +48%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,361.00 ↑ +49%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +59%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +66%
Cigna AllOther $2,960.00 ↑ +87%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +117%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +132%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +132%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +173%

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