Cholesterol (Lipid) Test 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

$1,245.97

Cash price

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

$1,245.97

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.

$7.66 with Amerigroup vs $1,245.97 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $7.66 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $7.66 ↓ -99%
United STAR $7.66 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $7.66 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $7.66 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $7.66 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $7.66 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $7.66 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $8.03 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $8.03 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $8.04 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $8.27 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $8.27 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $8.43 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $8.43 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $8.43 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $8.43 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $9.57 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $13.32 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $13.39 ↓ -99%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $13.39 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $13.39 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $13.39 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $13.39 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $13.39 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $13.39 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $13.39 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $13.39 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $13.39 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $13.39 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $13.39 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $13.39 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $13.39 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $13.39 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $13.46 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $13.50 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $13.52 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $13.66 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $13.79 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $13.79 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $14.06 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $14.06 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $14.06 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $14.06 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $14.06 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $14.06 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $14.06 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $14.06 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $14.19 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $14.19 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $14.42 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $14.60 ↓ -99%
Cenpatico BHMGMCR $14.60 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $14.60 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $14.60 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $14.73 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $14.87 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $16.07 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $17.02 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $17.41 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $20.09 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $20.09 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $20.09 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $20.09 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $20.09 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $23.43 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.43 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $23.45 ↓ -98%
Superior ValueHMO $23.97 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $24.97 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $24.97 ↓ -98%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $25.44 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $25.98 ↓ -98%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $26.51 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $29.39 ↓ -98%
Superior EPO $29.99 ↓ -98%
Superior HMO $29.99 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $33.07 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $33.07 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $34.68 ↓ -97%
Oscar HIX $34.81 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare HIX $35.08 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $36.29 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $51.66 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $51.71 ↓ -96%
Cigna HMO $57.70 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $57.70 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $57.70 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $73.03 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $87.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $87.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $87.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $87.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $87.22 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $148.74 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $168.21 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $174.44 ↓ -86%
Unicare CHIP $261.65 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $267.88 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $305.26 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $321.46 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $421.14 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $553.21 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $560.69 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $560.69 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $622.99 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $656.63 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $685.28 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $685.28 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $685.28 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $685.28 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $722.66 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $747.58 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $747.58 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $872.18 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $872.18 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $872.18 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $905.82 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $934.48 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $934.48 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $996.78 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $996.78 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $996.78 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,059.07 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,245.97 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,245.97 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,245.97 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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