Placement nephrostomy catheter (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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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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$619.00 with Cigna vs $12,958.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Cigna IFP $619.00
Cigna QHP $641.92
United STARKids $652.80
United STAR $652.80
United STARPLUS $652.80
United CHIP $652.80
United STARPerinate $652.80
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $652.80
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $652.80
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $652.80
Amerigroup CHIP $685.44
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $685.44
Amerigroup MGMCD $685.44
Molina STAR+PLUS $718.08
Molina MCDSTAR $718.08
Molina CHIP $718.08
Molina STARKIDS $718.08
Aetna Better Health CHIP $783.36
Aetna Better Health MCD $783.36
Humana MGMCD $816.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $948.00
Unicare CHIP $962.88
United OptionsPPO $985.81
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,549.78
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
BCBS Traditional $2,035.81
City of McKinney COMM $2,063.32
WellMed MGMCR $2,113.89
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,292.58
BCBS BluePremier $2,356.16
Aetna ASA $2,416.38
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Aetna WCOMP $2,521.84
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,521.84
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,521.84
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,521.84
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,659.39
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $2,751.10
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $2,751.10
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,209.61
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,209.61
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,209.61
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,333.41
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,438.87
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,438.87
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,454.52
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3,454.52
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $3,668.13
USC Health Services COMM $3,668.13
USA Managed Care COMM $3,668.13
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,796.00
Humana COMM $3,857.78
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,897.39
Evry Health COMM $4,036.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $4,393.44
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $4,393.44
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,585.16
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,585.16
Unicare MCD $4,585.16
BCBS EPOSOA $4,623.75
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,789.00
Curative Administrators COMM $4,807.00
BCBS PPO $4,836.33
Oscar HIX $5,381.00
United SmallGroup $5,525.00
United AllPayerAppendix $7,828.00
Cigna LocalPlus $9,169.00
Cigna NewBusiness $9,177.00
Cigna HMO $10,244.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,244.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $10,244.00
Cigna AllOther $12,958.00

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Placement nephrostomy catheter (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,772.36 $652.80 – $5,965.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,752.50 $71.00 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,233.03 $71.00 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,772.36 $652.80 – $5,965.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,752.50 $85.00 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,752.50 $652.80 – $5,628.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,233.03 $71.00 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,772.36 $652.80 – $5,965.45

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