Abd/low ext cath 3rd 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.

$258.35 with Superior Health Plan vs $8,140.70 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 $258.35
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $258.35
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $258.35
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $258.35
Superior Health Plan STARKids $258.35
Cigna IFP $498.25
Cigna QHP $516.71
United OptionsPPO $693.86
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $701.24
Unicare CHIP $811.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $911.62
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $911.62
Cigna NewBusiness $974.36
Cigna LocalPlus $974.36
BCBS BluePremier $1,077.70
Cigna HMO $1,088.77
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,088.77
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,088.77
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,177.35
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,177.35
BCBS EPOSOA $1,236.40
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,247.47
BCBS PPO $1,291.76
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,373.00
Cigna AllOther $1,376.65
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
BCBS Traditional $1,638.69
City of McKinney COMM $1,660.84
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,845.38
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,845.38
Aetna ASA $1,945.03
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,956.10
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,029.91
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,029.91
Aetna WCOMP $2,029.91
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,029.91
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,140.64
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,173.85
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,173.85
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,583.53
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,583.53
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,583.53
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,620.43
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $2,657.34
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,768.06
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $2,952.60
USA Managed Care COMM $2,952.60
USC Health Services COMM $2,952.60
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,137.14
Optum Transplant COMM $3,174.05
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Unicare MCD $3,690.75
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,690.75
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,690.75
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $8,140.70
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 3rd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,024.18 $1,140.18 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,368.80 $71.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,255.58 $71.00 – $5,319.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,024.18 $1,073.12 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,368.80 $85.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,368.80 $1,667.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,255.58 $71.00 – $6,383.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,024.18 $1,073.12 – $5,700.92

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