Tc-99m sulfur colloid 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

$1,711.78

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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$1,711.78

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.

$70.00 with Imaging Providers of Texas vs $2,332.22 with Cigna — 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
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $70.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $119.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $119.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $119.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $119.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $119.82 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $183.75 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $183.75 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $231.09 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $239.65 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $268.96 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $268.96 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $282.28 ↓ -84%
BCBS PPO $295.59 ↓ -83%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $325.24 ↓ -81%
Superior HMO $342.36 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $342.36 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $342.36 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $356.05 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $359.47 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $368.03 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $419.39 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $427.94 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $441.64 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $578.58 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $684.71 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $708.68 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $770.30 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $770.30 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $770.30 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $855.89 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $864.45 ↓ -49%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $941.48 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $941.48 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $941.48 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $941.48 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $980.85 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $992.83 ↓ -42%
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $1,027.07 ↓ -40%
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $1,027.07 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,198.25 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,198.25 ↓ -30%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,239.81 ↓ -28%
United SmallGroup $1,239.81 ↓ -28%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,239.81 ↓ -28%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,283.84 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,283.84 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,283.84 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,369.42 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,369.42 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $1,369.42 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,455.01 ↓ -15%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,650.17 ↓ -4%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,651.80 ↓ -4%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,711.78 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,711.78 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,711.78 ↑ +0%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,843.52 ↑ +8%
Cigna HMO $1,843.52 ↑ +8%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,843.52 ↑ +8%
Cigna AllOther $2,332.22 ↑ +36%

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