Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination 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

$934.83

Cash price

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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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$934.83

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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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$24.67 with United vs $934.83 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 AllPayerAppendix $24.67 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $24.67 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $24.67 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $29.05 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $31.05 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $31.05 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $36.77 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $40.23 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $40.23 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $56.79 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentials $56.79 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $59.54 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $62.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $65.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $65.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $65.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $65.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $65.44 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $100.48 ↓ -89%
Cigna NewBusiness $100.58 ↓ -89%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $112.22 ↓ -88%
Cigna HMO $112.22 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $112.22 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $126.20 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $130.88 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $142.03 ↓ -85%
Oscar HIX $194.44 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $196.31 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $200.99 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $229.03 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $241.19 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $315.97 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $387.02 ↓ -59%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $420.67 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $420.67 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $420.67 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $467.42 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $472.09 ↓ -49%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $514.16 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $514.16 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $514.16 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $514.16 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $535.66 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $542.20 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $560.90 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $560.90 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $654.38 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $654.38 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $701.12 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $701.12 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $701.12 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $747.86 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $747.86 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $747.86 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $794.61 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $934.83 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $934.83 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $934.83 ↑ +0%

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