Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL

4401 Booth Calloway Road, North Richland Hills, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1518911833

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

$507.61

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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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$507.61

Gross charge

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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.

$12.63 with Aetna vs $507.61 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
Aetna NewBusiness $12.63 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $13.51 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $13.51 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $15.99 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $24.67 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $24.67 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $24.67 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $35.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $35.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $35.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $35.53 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $35.53 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $40.23 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $40.23 ↓ -92%
Cigna LocalPlus $44.92 ↓ -91%
Cigna NewBusiness $44.97 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $50.18 ↓ -90%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $50.18 ↓ -90%
Cigna HMO $50.18 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $56.79 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $56.79 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $59.54 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $62.30 ↓ -88%
Cigna AllOther $63.50 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $68.53 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $71.07 ↓ -86%
Oscar HIX $105.58 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $106.60 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $109.14 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $124.36 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $130.96 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $171.57 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $210.15 ↓ -59%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $228.42 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $228.42 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $228.42 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $253.81 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $256.34 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $279.19 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $279.19 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $279.19 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $279.19 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $290.86 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $294.41 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $304.57 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $304.57 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $355.33 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $355.33 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $380.71 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $380.71 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $380.71 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $406.09 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $406.09 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $406.09 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $431.47 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $507.61 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $507.61 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $507.61 ↑ +0%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $369.31 $88.51 – $88.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $110.02 $27.61 – $137.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $139.48 $28.71 – $209.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $113.42 $22.68 – $141.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $110.02 $27.61 – $137.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $139.48 $27.61 – $209.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $139.48 $26.00 – $209.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $113.42 $27.61 – $170.14

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