Abd/low ext cath 2nd 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.

$304.81 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,354.40 with Unicare — 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 STARKids $304.81
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $304.81
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $304.81
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $304.81
Superior Health Plan CHIP $304.81
Cigna IFP $587.84
Cigna QHP $609.62
United OptionsPPO $818.63
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $827.34
Unicare CHIP $957.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,075.54
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,075.54
Cigna NewBusiness $1,149.56
Cigna LocalPlus $1,149.56
BCBS BluePremier $1,271.48
Cigna HMO $1,284.55
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,284.55
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,284.55
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,373.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,389.05
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,389.05
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
BCBS EPOSOA $1,458.72
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,471.79
BCBS PPO $1,524.04
Cigna AllOther $1,624.19
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS Traditional $1,933.35
City of McKinney COMM $1,959.48
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,177.20
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,177.20
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna ASA $2,294.77
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,307.83
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,394.92
Aetna WCOMP $2,394.92
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,394.92
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,394.92
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,525.55
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,564.74
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,564.74
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,048.08
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,048.08
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,048.08
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,091.62
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $3,135.17
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,265.80
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
USC Health Services COMM $3,483.52
USA Managed Care COMM $3,483.52
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $3,483.52
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,701.24
Optum Transplant COMM $3,744.78
Humana COMM $3,843.25
Aetna OON $4,332.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,354.40
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,354.40
Unicare MCD $4,354.40
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 2nd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,539.25 $1,002.79 – $5,013.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,123.85 $71.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,123.85 $71.00 – $3,904.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,539.25 $943.80 – $5,013.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,123.85 $85.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,123.85 $1,613.99 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,123.85 $71.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,539.25 $943.80 – $5,013.94

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