CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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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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.

$75.91 with BCBS vs $1,421.93 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
BCBS BluePremier $75.91
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $83.56
BCBS MyBlueHealth $83.56
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $99.54
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $99.54
Superior Health Plan STARKids $99.54
Superior Health Plan CHIP $99.54
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $99.54
Cigna IFP $191.96
Cigna QHP $199.07
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $248.14
BCBS BlueEssentials $248.14
Humana COMM $253.33
BCBS EPOSOA $260.26
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $270.17
BCBS PPO $272.38
Unicare CHIP $298.61
United OptionsPPO $305.71
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $348.37
Evry Health COMM $366.86
Cigna LocalPlus $375.39
Cigna NewBusiness $375.39
Cigna NetworkBenefit $419.47
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $419.47
Cigna HMO $419.47
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $480.61
Cigna AllOther $530.38
Curative Administrators COMM $568.77
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
BCBS Traditional $631.34
City of McKinney COMM $639.87
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $639.87
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $710.97
Aetna ASA $749.36
Aetna WCOMP $782.06
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $782.06
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $782.06
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $782.06
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $824.72
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $853.16
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $853.16
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $995.35
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $995.35
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $995.35
Aetna OON $1,006.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,033.74
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,066.45
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,066.45
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,137.54
USC Health Services COMM $1,137.54
USA Managed Care COMM $1,137.54
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,208.64
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,421.93
Unicare MCD $1,421.93
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,421.93

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,085.05 $127.58 – $1,537.16
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,007.29 $260.90 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,007.29 $520.43 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $979.93 $214.33 – $1,469.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,085.05 $127.58 – $1,537.16

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