Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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

$2,172.85

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.

$2,172.85

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.

$152.10 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,172.85 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $152.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $152.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $152.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $152.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $152.10 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $156.96 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $172.79 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $172.79 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $293.33 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $293.33 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $304.20 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $432.40 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $451.95 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $456.30 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $462.82 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $462.82 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $467.16 ↓ -79%
Cigna LocalPlus $481.12 ↓ -78%
Cigna NewBusiness $481.60 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $513.09 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentials $513.09 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $532.35 ↓ -75%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $537.38 ↓ -75%
Cigna HMO $537.38 ↓ -75%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $537.38 ↓ -75%
BCBS EPOSOA $538.15 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $545.39 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $560.60 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO $563.21 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $673.37 ↓ -69%
Cigna AllOther $680.12 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $734.42 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $869.14 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $964.75 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $977.78 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $977.78 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,086.42 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,145.09 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,195.07 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,195.07 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,195.07 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,195.07 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,260.25 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $1,303.71 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $1,303.71 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,520.99 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,520.99 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,520.99 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,579.66 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,629.64 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,629.64 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,738.28 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,738.28 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,738.28 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,846.92 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,172.85 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,172.85 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,172.85 ↑ +0%

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