2nd order venous cath at MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL

900 EIGHTH AVENUE, FT WORTH, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1659323772

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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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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.

$35.30 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,609.06 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $35.30
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $35.30
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $35.30
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $35.30
Superior Health Plan STARKids $35.30
Cigna IFP $68.09
Cigna QHP $70.61
United OptionsPPO $94.82
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $95.82
Unicare CHIP $110.95
BCBS MyBlueHealth $124.57
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $124.57
Cigna NewBusiness $133.15
Cigna LocalPlus $133.15
BCBS BluePremier $147.27
Cigna HMO $148.78
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $148.78
Cigna NetworkBenefit $148.78
BCBS BlueEssentials $160.88
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $160.88
BCBS EPOSOA $168.95
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $170.47
BCBS PPO $176.52
Cigna AllOther $188.12
BCBS Traditional $223.93
City of McKinney COMM $226.95
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $252.17
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $252.17
Aetna ASA $265.79
Cigna Lifesource COMM $267.30
Aetna WCOMP $277.39
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $277.39
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $277.39
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $277.39
Averde Health, Inc PPO $292.52
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $297.06
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $297.06
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $353.04
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $353.04
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $353.04
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $358.08
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $363.12
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $378.25
USA Managed Care COMM $403.47
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $403.47
USC Health Services COMM $403.47
Galaxy Health Network PPO $428.69
Optum Transplant COMM $433.73
Independent Medical Systems COMM $504.34
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $504.34
Unicare MCD $504.34
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,373.00
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $4,609.06
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,806.24 $795.10 – $3,975.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,725.72 $71.00 – $4,088.57
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,725.72 $85.00 – $4,088.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,725.72 $1,408.29 – $4,088.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,128.64 $71.00 – $3,192.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,806.24 $748.33 – $3,975.51

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