Methylene blue (antidote) 5 mg/ml intravenous solution 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.

$4.00 with BCBS vs $1,191.43 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $4.00
BCBS BluePremier $4.13
BCBS BlueEssentials $5.86
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $5.86
BCBS EPOSOA $6.15
BCBS PPO $6.44
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $16.19
United AllPayerAppendix $16.19
United SmallGroup $16.19
Cigna LocalPlus $16.64
Cigna NewBusiness $16.66
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $18.59
Cigna NetworkBenefit $18.59
Cigna HMO $18.59
Cigna AllOther $23.52
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $83.40
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $83.40
Superior Health Plan STARKids $83.40
Superior Health Plan CHIP $83.40
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $83.40
Humana COMM $129.70
Aetna QHPHIX $160.84
Cigna IFP $160.84
Cigna QHP $166.80
Aetna NewBusiness $237.09
Unicare CHIP $250.20
Aetna Meritain $253.77
Aetna COMM $253.77
United OptionsPPO $256.16
Aetna OON $299.05
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $402.70
BCBS Traditional $528.99
City of McKinney COMM $536.14
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $595.72
Aetna ASA $627.88
Aetna WCOMP $655.29
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $655.29
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $655.29
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $655.29
Averde Health, Inc PPO $691.03
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $714.86
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $714.86
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $834.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $834.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $866.17
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $893.57
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $893.57
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $953.14
USC Health Services COMM $953.14
USA Managed Care COMM $953.14
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,012.72
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,191.43
Unicare MCD $1,191.43
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,191.43

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