Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (with contrast) 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

$6,748.47

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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$6,748.47

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.

$173.41 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $6,748.47 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $173.41 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $173.41 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $173.41 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $173.41 ↓ -97%
United STAR $173.41 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $173.41 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $173.41 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $173.41 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $173.41 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $173.41 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $182.08 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $187.28 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $187.28 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $190.75 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $190.75 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $190.75 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $190.75 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $216.76 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $454.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $472.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $472.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $472.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $472.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $472.39 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -91%
Humana COMM $670.66 ↓ -90%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↓ -88%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -88%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↓ -87%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $911.04 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $944.79 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↓ -85%
Unicare CHIP $1,417.18 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $1,450.92 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,280.98 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,996.32 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,036.81 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,036.81 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,374.24 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,556.44 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,711.66 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,711.66 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,711.66 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,711.66 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,914.11 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $4,049.08 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $4,049.08 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,723.93 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,723.93 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,906.14 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,061.35 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,061.35 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $5,398.78 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $5,398.78 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,398.78 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,736.20 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,748.47 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,748.47 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,748.47 ↑ +0%

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Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,651.93 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,304.59 $173.41 – $2,880.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,381.40 $490.17 – $3,572.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,381.40 $173.41 – $2,976.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,304.59 $173.41 – $2,880.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,381.40 $185.55 – $3,572.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,381.40 $173.41 – $3,572.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,381.40 $173.41 – $3,572.10

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