Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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

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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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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.

$27.15 with BCBS vs $3,296.51 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

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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $27.15
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $27.15
Aetna NewBusiness $59.66
Aetna COMM $63.73
Aetna Meritain $63.73
Aetna OON $75.43
BCBS BlueEssentials $80.87
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $80.87
BCBS EPOSOA $84.83
BCBS PPO $88.79
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $230.76
Superior Health Plan CHIP $230.76
Superior Health Plan STARKids $230.76
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $230.76
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $230.76
Cigna IFP $445.03
Cigna QHP $461.51
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $626.34
Superior EPO $659.30
Superior ValueHMO $659.30
Superior HMO $659.30
Unicare CHIP $692.27
United OptionsPPO $708.75
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $807.64
Molina Healthcare HIX $824.13
Evry Health COMM $850.50
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,114.22
Curative Administrators COMM $1,318.60
BCBS Traditional $1,364.76
City of McKinney COMM $1,483.43
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,483.43
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,483.43
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,648.26
Aetna ASA $1,664.74
Aetna WCOMP $1,813.08
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,813.08
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,813.08
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,813.08
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,888.90
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,911.98
Magellan Behavior Health Summit $1,977.91
Magellan Behavior Health Pinnacle $1,977.91
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,307.56
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,307.56
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,472.38
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,472.38
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,472.38
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $2,637.21
USC Health Services COMM $2,637.21
USA Managed Care COMM $2,637.21
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,802.03
Unicare MCD $3,296.51
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,296.51
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,296.51

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,631.77 $76.31 – $76.31
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $631.95 $39.64 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $621.95 $66.60 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $605.63 $66.60 – $757.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $631.95 $45.39 – $895.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $621.95 $81.06 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $621.95 $321.34 – $932.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $605.63 $66.60 – $908.45

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