Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd 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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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.

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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.

$0.69 with Humana vs $1,207.17 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
Humana Tricare $0.69
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.71
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1.27
United AllPayerAppendix $1.27
United SmallGroup $1.27
Cigna LocalPlus $4.66
Cigna NewBusiness $4.66
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $5.21
Cigna NetworkBenefit $5.21
Cigna HMO $5.21
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5.52
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $5.52
BCBS BluePremier $5.70
Cigna AllOther $6.59
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8.08
BCBS BlueEssentials $8.08
BCBS EPOSOA $8.48
Humana COMM $8.80
BCBS PPO $8.88
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $84.50
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $84.50
Superior Health Plan CHIP $84.50
Superior Health Plan STARKids $84.50
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $84.50
Cigna IFP $162.97
Aetna QHPHIX $162.97
Cigna QHP $169.00
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $229.36
Aetna NewBusiness $240.23
Oscar HIX $251.09
Unicare CHIP $253.51
Aetna COMM $257.13
Aetna Meritain $257.13
United OptionsPPO $259.54
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $295.76
Aetna OON $303.00
Evry Health COMM $311.45
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $408.02
Curative Administrators COMM $482.87
BCBS Traditional $535.98
City of McKinney COMM $543.23
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $543.23
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $603.59
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $663.94
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $663.94
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $663.94
Aetna WCOMP $663.94
Averde Health, Inc PPO $700.16
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $724.30
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $724.30
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $845.02
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $845.02
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $845.02
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $877.61
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $905.38
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $905.38
USA Managed Care COMM $965.74
USC Health Services COMM $965.74
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $965.74
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,026.09
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,207.17
Unicare MCD $1,207.17
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,207.17
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Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $41.32 $0.65 – $101.58
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $41.32 $0.65 – $95.94
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $41.32 $0.65 – $125.28
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $41.32 $0.65 – $101.58
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park $2.15 $1.17 – $5.50
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet $2.43 $1.17 – $6.70
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $1.26 $1.17 – $1.17
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $1.26 $1.17 – $1.17

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