MRI lower extremity other than joint without & w/contrast (both sides) 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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$347.50 with United vs $10,844.07 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
United STARPLUS $347.50
United CHIP $347.50
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $347.50
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $347.50
Amerigroup MGMCD $347.50
Amerigroup CHIP $347.50
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $347.50
United STAR $347.50
United STARPerinate $347.50
United STARKids $347.50
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $364.88
Aetna Better Health CHIP $375.30
Aetna Better Health MCD $375.30
Molina STARKIDS $382.25
Molina CHIP $382.25
Molina STAR+PLUS $382.25
Molina MCDSTAR $382.25
Humana MGMCD $434.38
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00
BCBS BluePremier $454.40
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10
United SmallGroup $616.10
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $759.08
Superior Health Plan STARKids $759.08
Superior Health Plan CHIP $759.08
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $759.08
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $759.08
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00
Aetna COMM $1,117.00
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00
Humana COMM $1,281.43
Aetna OON $1,314.00
Cigna IFP $1,463.95
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
Cigna QHP $1,518.17
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
Unicare CHIP $2,277.25
United OptionsPPO $2,331.48
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,665.30
BCBS Traditional $4,814.77
City of McKinney COMM $4,879.83
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,879.83
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,422.03
Aetna ASA $5,714.82
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $5,964.24
Aetna WCOMP $5,964.24
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $5,964.24
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $5,964.24
Averde Health, Inc PPO $6,289.56
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $6,506.44
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $6,506.44
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $7,590.85
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $7,590.85
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $7,883.64
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,133.05
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $8,133.05
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $8,675.26
USC Health Services COMM $8,675.26
USA Managed Care COMM $8,675.26
Galaxy Health Network PPO $9,217.46
Independent Medical Systems COMM $10,844.07
Unicare MCD $10,844.07
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,844.07

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MRI lower extremity other than joint without & w/contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,443.23 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,830.86 $332.94 – $4,788.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,086.29 $494.01 – $4,629.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,086.29 $332.94 – $3,857.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,830.86 $332.94 – $4,788.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,086.29 $332.94 – $4,629.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,086.29 $347.50 – $4,629.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,086.29 $332.94 – $4,629.44

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