Abd/low ext cath 1st 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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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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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.

$476.39 with Superior Health Plan vs $7,297.63 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 MCDSTAR $476.39
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $476.39
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $476.39
Superior Health Plan STARKids $476.39
Superior Health Plan CHIP $476.39
Cigna IFP $918.76
Cigna QHP $952.79
United OptionsPPO $1,279.46
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,293.07
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,373.00
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
Unicare CHIP $1,497.24
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,680.99
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,680.99
Cigna NewBusiness $1,796.69
Cigna LocalPlus $1,796.69
BCBS BluePremier $1,987.24
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,007.66
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,007.66
Cigna HMO $2,007.66
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,171.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,171.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
BCBS EPOSOA $2,279.89
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,300.30
BCBS PPO $2,381.97
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Cigna AllOther $2,538.50
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
BCBS Traditional $3,021.70
City of McKinney COMM $3,062.53
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,402.82
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,402.82
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna ASA $3,586.57
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,606.98
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,743.10
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,743.10
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,743.10
Aetna WCOMP $3,743.10
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,947.27
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,008.52
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,008.52
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,763.94
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,763.94
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,763.94
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,832.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $4,900.05
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,104.22
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $5,444.50
USA Managed Care COMM $5,444.50
USC Health Services COMM $5,444.50
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,784.79
Optum Transplant COMM $5,852.84
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,805.63
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,805.63
Unicare MCD $6,805.63
Humana COMM $7,297.63
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,724.64 $1,055.32 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,954.86 $71.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,886.01 $71.00 – $3,607.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,954.86 $85.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,954.86 $1,526.68 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,886.01 $71.00 – $4,329.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58

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