Magnesium sulfate 2 gram/50 ml (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback 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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$0.24 with BCBS vs $42.80 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

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

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 MyBlueHealth $0.24
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.24
BCBS BluePremier $0.25
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.35
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.35
BCBS EPOSOA $0.37
BCBS PPO $0.39
Humana Tricare $0.48
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.49
United SmallGroup $0.68
United AllPayerAppendix $0.68
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.68
Superior Health Plan CHIP $3.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $3.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $3.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $3.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $3.00
Cigna LocalPlus $3.03
Cigna NewBusiness $3.03
Cigna HMO $3.38
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3.38
Cigna NetworkBenefit $3.38
Cigna AllOther $4.28
Humana COMM $5.51
Cigna IFP $5.78
Aetna QHPHIX $5.78
Cigna QHP $5.99
Aetna NewBusiness $8.52
Unicare CHIP $8.99
Aetna Meritain $9.12
Aetna COMM $9.12
United OptionsPPO $9.20
Aetna OON $10.74
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $14.47
BCBS Traditional $19.00
City of McKinney COMM $19.26
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $21.40
Aetna ASA $22.56
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $23.54
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $23.54
Aetna WCOMP $23.54
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $23.54
Averde Health, Inc PPO $24.82
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $25.68
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $25.68
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $29.96
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $29.96
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $31.12
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $32.10
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $32.10
USA Managed Care COMM $34.24
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $34.24
USC Health Services COMM $34.24
Galaxy Health Network PPO $36.38
Unicare MCD $42.80
Independent Medical Systems COMM $42.80
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $42.80

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Magnesium sulfate 2 gram/50 ml (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $190.78 $0.27 – $0.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $58.32 $0.47 – $8.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $58.32 $0.47 – $6.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $58.32 $0.47 – $5.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $58.32 $0.47 – $8.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $58.32 $0.47 – $6.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $58.32 $0.47 – $6.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $58.32 $0.47 – $6.42

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