Echocardiograpy doppler follow up/limited study 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

$2,165.24

Cash price

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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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$2,165.24

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.

$46.78 with BCBS vs $2,165.24 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $46.78 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $54.51 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $54.51 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $96.52 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $96.52 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $101.28 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $106.04 ↓ -95%
Humana COMM $137.71 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $151.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $151.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $151.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $151.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $151.57 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $292.31 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $292.31 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $303.13 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $411.40 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $430.88 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $450.37 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $454.70 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $461.20 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $461.20 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $465.53 ↓ -78%
Aetna OON $543.48 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $558.63 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $571.62 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $571.62 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $638.75 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $638.75 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $638.75 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $731.85 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $807.63 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $866.10 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $961.37 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $974.36 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $974.36 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,082.62 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,141.08 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,190.88 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,190.88 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,190.88 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,190.88 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,255.84 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $1,299.14 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $1,299.14 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,515.67 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,515.67 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,515.67 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,574.13 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,623.93 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,623.93 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,732.19 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,732.19 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,732.19 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,840.45 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,165.24 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,165.24 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,165.24 ↑ +0%

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