Inj proc lumbr disk ea lvl 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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Gross charge

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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.

$403.76 with Cigna vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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
Cigna IFP $403.76
Cigna QHP $418.71
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $568.25
Unicare CHIP $628.07
United OptionsPPO $643.02
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $738.73
BCBS MyBlueHealth $738.73
Cigna NewBusiness $789.57
Cigna LocalPlus $789.57
BCBS BluePremier $873.32
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $882.29
Cigna NetworkBenefit $882.29
Cigna HMO $882.29
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $954.07
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $954.07
BCBS EPOSOA $1,001.92
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,010.89
BCBS PPO $1,046.78
Humana COMM $1,065.26
Cigna AllOther $1,115.57
BCBS Traditional $1,327.92
City of McKinney COMM $1,345.86
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,495.40
Aetna ASA $1,576.16
United SmallGroup $1,580.00
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,644.95
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,644.95
Aetna WCOMP $1,644.95
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,644.95
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,734.67
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $1,794.49
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $1,794.49
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,093.57
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,093.57
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,093.57
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,152.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,174.32
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,243.11
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,243.11
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,361.00
USC Health Services COMM $2,392.65
USA Managed Care COMM $2,392.65
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $2,392.65
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,542.19
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,990.81
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,990.81
Unicare MCD $2,990.81
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Inj proc lumbr disk ea lvl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,015.55 $571.07 – $2,855.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $547.14 $71.00 – $820.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $536.41 $71.00 – $670.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,015.55 $537.48 – $2,855.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $547.14 $85.00 – $820.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $547.14 $282.69 – $820.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $536.41 $71.00 – $804.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,015.55 $537.48 – $2,855.36

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