MRA upper extremity post contrast-bil 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

$4,313.31

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$4,313.31

Gross charge

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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.

$301.93 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,313.31 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $301.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $301.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $301.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $301.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $301.93 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $366.25 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $387.79 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $387.79 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $443.23 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $443.23 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $582.30 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $603.86 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $693.25 ↓ -84%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $819.53 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $905.80 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $927.36 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,197.23 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,197.23 ↓ -72%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,255.70 ↓ -71%
Humana COMM $1,298.55 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO $1,314.18 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,457.90 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $1,915.11 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,940.99 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,940.99 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,156.66 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,273.11 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,372.32 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,372.32 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,372.32 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,372.32 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,501.72 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $2,587.99 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $2,587.99 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,019.32 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,019.32 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,135.78 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,234.98 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,234.98 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,450.65 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $3,450.65 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $3,450.65 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,666.31 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,313.31 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $4,313.31 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,313.31 ↑ +0%

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MRA upper extremity post contrast-bil at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,224.43 $346.92 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,943.87 $400.11 – $2,915.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,680.56 $336.11 – $2,577.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,224.43 $326.51 – $2,577.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,943.87 $623.98 – $2,915.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,943.87 $1,004.33 – $2,915.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,680.56 $560.19 – $2,520.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,224.43 $326.51 – $2,149.00

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