Question 1

Why do prices at North Central Health Care vary across procedures?

Accepted Answer

Hospital prices reflect many factors including procedure complexity, whether imaging contrast is used, anesthesia requirements, facility fees, and the physician's time. North Central Health Care publishes these prices as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180, and they represent the hospital's cash pay rates. Your actual cost may vary depending on your insurance plan, specific diagnosis, and any additional services required.

Question 2

Does the cash pay price include the radiologist or physician reading fee?

Accepted Answer

This depends on whether North Central Health Care bundles professional fees into the facility charge or bills them separately. We recommend calling the hospital's billing department directly and asking whether the published cash pay price is all-inclusive or whether you should expect a separate bill from the reading physician or specialist.

Question 3

How do I get a personalized estimate from North Central Health Care?

Accepted Answer

Contact North Central Health Care's billing or patient financial services department directly. Have your insurance card (if applicable), the procedure name, and your physician's order ready. Ask for a good faith estimate, which hospitals are required to provide under the No Surprises Act. The prices shown here are a starting point to help you ask the right questions, not a final quote.

Question 4

What does the Transparency Score mean?

Accepted Answer

The Transparency Score reflects how complete North Central Health Care's published pricing data is relative to the federal requirements and to other hospitals in the same metro. A higher score means more procedures covered, more payer rates reported, and better data quality. We source every number from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File and never interpolate missing data.

	Category		Range
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)	lab	N/A	$27 to $70	Moderate
Blood Draw (Venipuncture)	lab	N/A	$6 to $17	High
Blood Test	lab	N/A	$33 to $87	High
Cholesterol Management	cardiac	N/A	$31 to $82	High
Complete Blood Count (CBC)	lab	N/A	$16 to $44	High
COPD Management	other	N/A	$199 to $521	High
Diabetes Management	other	N/A	$145 to $379	High
Hemoglobin A1C	lab	N/A	$21 to $55	High
Hospital Admission	other	N/A	$104 to $371	High
Hospital Discharge	other	N/A	$96 to $374	High
Hospital Follow-up Care	other	N/A	$44 to $306	High
Hypertension Management	cardiac	N/A	$83 to $216	High
Liver Function Panel	lab	N/A	$69 to $117	High
Mental Health Evaluation	therapy	N/A	$109 to $513	High
Therapeutic Injection	preventive	N/A	$32 to $84	High
Thyroid Test (TSH)	lab	N/A	$25 to $65	High
Vitamin D Test	lab	N/A	$31 to $53	Low

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Procedure Pricing

Understanding North Central Health Care's Pricing